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Vocab 7th SS
Curriculum related vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| autocratic | the ruler has absolute power to enforce any law he chooses |
| Communism | An economic structure or government that promotes a classless society based on common ownership of products and property |
| Confederation government system_ | The local government has all the power and the national government depends on the local for its existenc |
| Constitutional monarchy | A government where the powers of the ruler are restricted to those granted by the constitution of the country |
| Democratic government (democracy) __ | The people play a much greater role in deciding who the rulers are and what decisions are made |
| Federal government system | A political system where power is shared between the federal and local governments, including executive, legislative, and judicial branches |
| Hereditary monarchy | The government is ruled by a king who comes from a family that has ruled the country for several generations |
| Oligarchic government (oligarchy) | Where a small group takes over the government and makes all major decisions; government by the few |
| Parliamentary democracy | People vote for the party they feel best represents their ideas of how government should operate |
| Presidential democracy | AKA Congressional; in this system, a president is chosen to be the leader |
| Republic | A state in which the supreme power rests in the body of citizens entitled to vote |
| Theocracy | A government where God is seen as the true leader and religious leaders serve as political leaders |
| Unitary government system | Local governments such as state or county systems may have some power, but they are under the control of the national government |
| Ethnic group | A group of people who share cultural ideas and beliefs that have been part of their community for generations |
| Literacy rate | Percentage of people in a country who can read and write |
| Religious group | A group of people who share a belief in God |
| Standard of living | The quality of life in a country; involves health and education |
| Capital | (goods) The factory, machinery, and technology that people use to make products to sell |
| Command economy | An economy in which a government planning group makes most of the basic economic decisions for the workers |
| Currency | Something used as a medium of exchange; money |
| Embargo | A trade barrier in which one country announces it will no longer trade with another country in order to isolate and cause problems within that country’s economy |
| Entrepreneurship | Creative, original thinkers who are willing to take risks to create new businesses and products |
| Gross Domestic Product (GDP) | The value of all goods and services produced within a nation in a given year |
| Human capital | The knowledge and skills that make it possible for workers to earn a living producing goods or services |
| Market economy | An economy in which a society’s economic decisions are made by individuals who decide what to produce and what to buy |
| Mixed economy | An economy that has characteristics of both market and command systems |
| Natural Resources | Something that is in or supplied by our natural environment and can be consumed or used by people |
| Quota | A way of limiting the amount of foreign goods that can come into a country |
| Specialization | Those products a country makes best and that are in demand on the world market |
| Tariff | A tax placed on goods when they are brought into one country from another country |
| Trade barriers | Anything that slows down or prevents one country from exchanging goods with another |
| Traditional economy | An economy in which most of the economic decisions that are made are based on custom and on the habit of how such decisions were made in the past |
| Independence | The freedom from being controlled by another country |
| Nationalism | Loyalty to a group with whom one shares a common history, culture, and/or religion |
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