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Sociology Vocab 17
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Absolute Monarchies
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Governments wherein a monarch has absolute or unmitigated power.
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Anarchy
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The absence of any organized government.
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Constitutional Monarchies
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National governments that recognize monarchs but require these figures to abide by the laws of a greater constitution
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Democracy
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A form of government that provides all citizens with an equal voice or vote in determining state policy
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Dictatorship
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a form of government in which a single person (or a very small group) wields complete and absolute authority over government or populace after the dictator rises to power, usually economic or military might
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Monarchy
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a form of government in which a single person (a monarch) rules until that individual does or abdicates the throne
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One person, one vote
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a concept holding that each person's vote should be counted equal
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Patrimonialism
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a type of authority wherein the military and administrative factions enforce the power of the master
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representative democracy
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a government wherein citizens elect officials to represent their interests
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Totalitarian Democracy
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an extremely oppressive form of dictatorship in which most aspects of the citizens lives are controlled by the leader
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