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9/26 Development of Democracy
vocabulary
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History
9th Grade
09/25/2008

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tolerance
Definition
to respect someone's beliefs without sharing them
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dictator
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a person invested with supreme authority during a crisis
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legacy
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a gift of property
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civic
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of or pertaining to citizenship
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legislature
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a branch in government; make laws
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reform
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to improve by alteration
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utopia
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an ideally perfect place, especially in its social, political, and moral aspects
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oligarchy
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a form of government in which all power is vested in a few persons or in a dominant class
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government
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the form or system of rule
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republic
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form of government; supreme power rests in the body of citizens entitled to vote, chooses representatives
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democracy
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a government in which power rests with the people
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autocracy
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a government in which one person or a small group possesses unlimited power
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law
Definition
main way people establish and keep social order; standard codes of ethics
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arbitrary
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selected at random without reason
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empire
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many nations, territories, and peoples controlled by one government
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monarchy
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supreme power with one person
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vengeance/retaliation
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revenge
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morals/ethics
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the standards of what is right and wrong
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citizen
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a native or naturalized member of a state or nation
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jury
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a group of persons sworn to render a verdict or true answer
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martyr
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one who chooses to suffer or die for one's faith or principles
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virtue
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a moral quality regarded as good
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aristocracy
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a government or state ruled by an upper class
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reason
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the ability to think and draw conclusions
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debate
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deliberation;consideration
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justice
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the quality of being just
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civil liberty
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a right as guaranteed by the laws of a country; ones own rights
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