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Govt Unit 1 Vocab
vocab words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Unitary government | Power held in national government |
| Fedral government | Power is shared between National and State government |
| Confederate government | Power is held in state government |
| Limited government | Power of the government is limited |
| Unlimited government | Power of the goverment is not limited |
| Dictatorship | One person holds all the power by force |
| Absolute monarchy | One person holds all the power-inherited |
| Oligarchy | Rule by a small group |
| Direct democracy | All people vote on all issues/laws |
| Representative democracy | Citizens elect representatives to vote for them |
| Presidential democracy | Exec. and Legis. branches are seperated |
| Parliamentary democracy | Exec. is chosen from the legislature |
| Magna Carta | 1215, limited the kings power |
| Natural rights | Life, liberty, property |
| Seperation of powers | The three branches of Govt. |
| Checks and balances | power to check the power of other branches |
| Rule of law | No one is above the law |
| Consent of the governed | People give the govt. its power |