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Systems
Political, Economic, and Social Systems
Term | Definition |
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Democracy | Government where the people hold ruling power. POLITICAL SYSTEM |
Socialism | All the people as one group own all the property and operate all businesses. NOT individuals. ECONOMIC SYSTEM |
Communism | A form of Socialism designed by Karl Marx which said that "class struggle would lead to a classless society in which all money and property would be shared by the community as a whole." POLITICAL/ECONOMIC SYSTEM |
Feudalism | Local government where local lords were in charge of their own lands but had to "pay" military services and other support to the "greater lord". POLITICAL/SOCIAL SYSTEM |
Fascism | |
Totalitarian State | A government in which a one party dictatorship (one ruler) controls every part of people's lives. POLITICAL SYSTEM |
3 Estates in France | 1st Estate: Clergy (Church) 2nd Estate: Nobles (Rich) 3rd Estate: middle class down to the poorest unemployed. SOCIAL SYSTEM |