Civics EOC Category 4 Vocabulary Review

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Type of government in which the power to govern lies directly in the hands of the people rather than being exercised through their representatives.

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direct democracy

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Type of government in which the people elect representatives to carry on the work of the government for them. The United States is one. Also called a republic.

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representative democracy

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Type of government in which all power belongs to a small group of people.

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oligarchy

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Economic system where working people own and control the means of production and distribution

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socialism

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The economic and political system in which the government owns the means of production and decides what will be produced.

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communism

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Type of government having a ruler who inherits the position

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monarchy

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Type of government where one person has unlimited power. North Korea is an example.

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autocracy

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Type of government in which the monarch has absolute power among his people.

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absolute monarchy

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Type of government in which the people elect representatives to carry on the work of the government for them. The United States is one. Also called a representative democracy.

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republic

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Government in which the executive branch is held accountable to the legislature (parliament).

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parliamentary system