Types of Government

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Absence of government. All individuals care for themselves

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Anarchy

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Government ruled by the wealthy or upper class.

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Aristocracy/Plutocracy

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Which word DOES NOT mean: rule by one person who has total control over all others; dictatorship? Options: Autocracy, Despotism, Oligarchy, Dictatorship.

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Oligarchy

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Government in which the powers of the monarch are limited by and defined by a constitution

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Constitutional Monarchy

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One party system of government with individuals subjected to the control of the state; often by secret police, military police, censorship, and government control of commerce. Any who disagree with the state are punished.

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Fascism/Totalitarianism

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Government in which the political power is retained by all the people

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Direct Democracy

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Union of several governments form a central government, but the individual governments have the most power

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Confederalism

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Union of several governments form a central government, but the smaller governments share power with the central government

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Federalism

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Society ruled by a woman/ with descent and succession being traced through the female/line

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Matriarchy

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Society ruled by a man with descent and succession being traced through the female line.

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Patriarchy