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Different Types of Government
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11th Grade
09/12/2012

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Anarchy
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absence of government, individuals have absolute freedom, a state of disorder due to the denial/absence of authority
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Aristocracy
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the highest class in certain societies, a ruling body made up of the best citizens
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Authoritarian
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non-democratic system of government where the citizens have little to no say/influence over the decisions that the government makes
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Autocracy
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where the power to govern is held by one person and is inherited by military force
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Communism
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where the state plans and controls the economy, and there is no public property
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Confederacy
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league/alliance in the southern confederate states in the united states from 1860-1861
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Constitutional Republic
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a government created and controlled by the federal constitution
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Democracy
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a state governed by the whole population through elected representatives
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Dictatorship
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absolute and overbearing power is undersized by a dictator
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Direct Democracy
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leadership is in the hands of all who wish to contribute, people vote on issues- not on Representatives who then vote on issues
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Fascism
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right-wing way of government- extremely opposed to liberalism, authoratative and nationalistic
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Federal
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when power is distributed the central authority and the constituent units
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Indirect Democracy
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people choose the officials, and then the officials make decisions on behalf of the citizens
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Military Junta
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popular in Spain, a group of military officers who take power from previous leaders and rule the country
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Monarchy
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has a king and a queen but the supreme power is held by one person
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Oligarcy
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where a small group has collective power over the country
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Parliament
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the highest is the soviergn, next is the house of the lords, and then is the house of the commons; together they have supreme legislative powers w/in the state
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Presidency
Definition
office of the president of the united states
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Socialism
Definition
theory of social organization that advocates the ownership and control of production and distributions (no private property)
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Theocratic
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system of gov. where priests rule in the name of God or a god; the priest claim divine commission
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Totalitarian
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all the aspects of the citizens life are up to the authority of the state- absolutely no free will
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Unitary
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all categories of the government are taken away and the central government rules all
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