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Covers Section 1-3: Government and the People

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ruling authority for a community   Government  
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a course of government action to achieve community goals   Public Policy  
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a plan for collecting and spending money   Budgets  
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government in which all citizens met to debate government matters and vote firsthand EX: Town Meeting   Direct Democracy  
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citizens choose a smaller group of people to represent them, make laws, and govern on their behalf EX: Electing Members of Congress   Representative Democracy  
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representative government in which no leader inherits office   Republic  
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government in which the king or queen must follow laws and share power with other branches of government   Constiutional Monarchy  
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power is held by an individual or group not accountable to the people; opposite of a democracy   Authoritarian Government  
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government in which power is held by a single individual (dictatorship)   Autocracy  
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a government ruled by a king or queen who has unlimited power   Absolute Monarchy  
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a system in which government control extends to almost all aspects of people’s lives   Totalitarian  
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a government controlled by a small group of people   Oligarchy  
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a government in which power rests in the hands of the upper classes   Aristocracy  
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government based on religion   Theocracy  
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concept of having no government at all   Anarchy  
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