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Governments
Governments Unit
26
History
6th Grade
09/24/2009

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government
Definition
a person or group of people in charge of a place
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constitution
Definition
a written plan for a government
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rights
Definition
freedoms that belong to people
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responsibility
Definition
a duty or job to take care of someone or something
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taxes
Definition
money paid to the government
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diplomat
Definition
a person who works with other countries to solve problems peacefully
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citizens
Definition
people who are official members of a place
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monarchy
Definition
one person with absolute power, rule for life, hereditary
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feudalism
Definition
a kind of monarchy, puts people in order, based on loyalty and protection, in past
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Tokugawa Ieyasu
Definition
Japanese shogun, divided Japan into regions to stop fighting among daimyo, cut off Japan from other countries
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democracy
Definition
voting, rights, people have power, multiple political parties, lead for certain period of time
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direct democracy
Definition
a type of democracy where everyone gets together to vote on everything
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representative democracy
Definition
a type of democracy where citizens elect leaders to make decisions for them
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communism
Definition
based on everyone sharing everything, one political party, often dictator
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fascism
Definition
based on nation as more important than individual people, one political party, dictator, strict rules
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dictator
Definition
one leader with absolute power, not hereditary
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emperor
Definition
absolute ruler of Japan
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daimyo
Definition
landowners and military leaders in Japan
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shogun
Definition
most powerful military leader in Japan
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samurai
Definition
Japanese warrior
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bushido
Definition
a code or rules for the samurai, including bravery, loyalty, and simple living
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ronin
Definition
warrior with no daimyo in Japan
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peasants
Definition
in Japan, farmers and fishermen
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artisans
Definition
craftsmen, they make products
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merchants
Definition
salesmen
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ideas Japan got from China
Definition
calendar, writing, art, poetry, curved tile roofs, powerful leader
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