Unit 1 Vocab

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A system of government where a small group holds power.

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oligarchy

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Government controls all aspects of citizens' lives

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Authoritarian

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Government where people rule

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Democratic

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A government where one person has unlimited power.

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autocracy

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Form of democratic government with separated powers: executive, legislative, judicial.

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Presidential

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Form of democratic government where the elected assembly has both executive and legislative powers.

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parliamentary

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System where people elect delegates to make laws and govern.

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Representative democracy

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Form of government where citizens rule themselves instead of electing representatives.

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direct democracy

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Signed in 1215, document limiting government powers in England.

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Magna Carta

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A government where voters hold power and elect representatives accountable to them.

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republic