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Govt Unit 1 Vocab
vocab words
Term | Definition |
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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 |