

Government and Political Systems
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Social Studies
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6th - 8th Grade
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Hard
Rick Brown
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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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government
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a system of rules (laws) and the people that have the power to make, decide, and enforce the laws for a group of people (city, county, state, nation and so on)
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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citizen
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a person who is a member of a nation or political community and has all of the rights and responsibilities that go with that
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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autocracy/autocratic government
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a form of government where all of the power is placed in one leader’s hands
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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democracy
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a form of government where the people being governed hold all of the power, and the people or groups who make decisions must answer to the people they govern – generally through elections
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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executive branch
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the branch or arm of government that enforces the laws and includes the leaders such as presidents and prime ministers
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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presidential democracy
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a form of government where a president (the country’s leader) is elected by the citizens of the country
7.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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legislative branch
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the part of a government that writes or creates the laws of a country or state: a parliament is a type of legislative branch; in the US, our legislative branch is called Congress
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