2.0 Unit 1 Week 1 Vocabulary

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Government

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The system or group of people governing an organized community, often a state.

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Democracy

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A system of government by the whole population, typically through elected representatives.

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Republic

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A state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives, and which has an elected or nominated president rather than a monarch.

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Monarchy

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A form of government with a monarch at the head.

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Dictatorship

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A form of government in which a single person or a small group possesses absolute power without effective constitutional limitations.

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Theocracy

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A system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god.

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Anarchy

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A state of disorder due to absence or nonrecognition of authority.

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Majority rule

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The principle that the greater number should exercise greater power.

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Minority rights

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The normal individual rights as applied to members of racial, ethnic, class, religious, linguistic or gender minorities.

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Compromise

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An agreement or settlement of a dispute that is reached by each side making concessions.