Unit 2 Vocab Cards

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Citizen participation

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The process by which people exercise their right to influence government

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Parliamentary democracy

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A democratic government where the legislature controls power through its ability to select the chief executive

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Democratic government

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A government where people hold the power and have protected rights

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Vote

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To formally express a choice or an opinion as part of a collective decision-making process

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Definition of autocratic

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Characterized by one person making decisions with little or no input from others

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Definition of censorship

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The act of limiting what people can hear, see, or say in the media

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System of rule by which a country, state, or other political unit is managed

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Government

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Definition of presidential democracy

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A democratic government where the head of government is elected by citizens, holds power as head of the executive branch, and is separate from the legislative branch