Missouri GED On-Line, Social Studies
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| absolute monarchy | a type of government in which a king or queen's word is law
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| constitutional monarchy | a limited monarchy that has constituional checks upon the ruler
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| direct democracy | a democracy in which the people have a direct voice and vote in the government
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| representantive democracy | a democracy in which people select delegates or substitutes to represent them
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| oligarchy | a type of government in which a small group of people rule
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| totalitarianism | an extreme type of dictatorship that controls the political, economic, and social life of a country
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| plurality | the greatest number of votes in an election
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| simple majority | 50 percent of the votes plus a minimum of one vote
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| electoral college | a special group of voters from each state that elects the president and vice president
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| federal system | the shareing of power between the states and the central government
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| checks and balances | a system among the branches of the federal government that prevents any one branch from dominating the other two
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| Bill of Rights | the first ten amendments to the U. S. Constitution that state and freedoms and rights of individuals
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| veto | the presidential power to refuse to sign into law a bill that has been approved by Congress; can be overridden by Congress
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| judicial review | the power of the Supreme Court to rule on the constitutionality of laws
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| referendum | the process by which voters can approve or reject legislation
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| recall | a procedure that permits voters to remove an elected offical from office before his or her term over
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| treaties | formal agreements among nations
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