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One person controls the government and holds all power.

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Autocracy

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Type of autocracy where one person holds all power, often through election or rebellion.

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Dictator/Totalitarian Regime

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Type of autocracy with kings or queens in ultimate power

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Absolute Monarchy

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Monarchy with limited power due to a constitution

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Constitutional Monarchy

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A small group holds all government power.

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Oligarchy

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Govt led by religious leaders

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Theocracy

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A movement emphasizing science and reason to see the world clearly

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Enlightenment

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Rights you have simply because you are human (life, liberty, property)

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Natural Rights

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Agreement between people and government signifying consent to be governed

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Social Contract

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(1215) A charter of freedoms King John of England was forced to sign; he had to obey the same laws as his citizens.

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Magna Carta