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S.S. Key Terms Logan
Term | Definition |
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authoritarian | government in which all power is held by a single person or a small group |
citizen | legal member of a country or city-state |
city-state | independent state consisting of a city and its surrounding territory |
civic life | activities having to do with one society and community |
civic participation | taking part in government |
communism | political and economic system in which government owns all property and makes all economic decisions |
constitution | a system of basic rules and principles by which a government is organized |
democracy | form of government in which citizens hold political power |
empire | state containing several countries or territories |
federal system | system of government in which power is divided among central, regional, and local governments |
government | a group who have the power to make and enforce laws for a country or area |
interest group | group that seeks to influence public policy on certain issues |
limited government | a government structure in which government actions are limited by law; US is one |
monarchy | form of government in which the state is ruled by a monarch (king/queen) |
nation-state | state that is independent of other states |
political party | group that supports candidates for public offices |
state | region that shares a common government |
tyranny | unjust use of power, or in ancient Greece a government run by a strong ruler |
unitary system | system of government in which a central government has the authority to make laws for the entire country |
unlimited government | government structure in which there are no effective limits on government actions; example is China |
Traditional Economy | economy in which people make economic decisions based on their customs and habits |
Market Economy | economy in which individual consumers and producers make all economic decisions |
Command Economy | economy in which the central government makes all basic economic decisions |
Mixed Economy | economy that combines elements of traditional, market, and command economic systems |
Trade | exchange of goods and services in a market |
Export | good or services produced within a country and sold outside the country's borders |
Import | good or service sold within a country that is produced in another country |
Tariff | Tax on imports or exports |
Trade Barrier | something that keeps goods and services from entering a country |
Free Trade | removal of trade barriers |