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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Democracy | a government controlled by its citizens, either directly or through representatives |
| Absolutism | a king or queen who has unlimited power and seeks to control all aspects of society |
| Divine Right | the idea that monarchs are God's representatives on earth and are therefore answerable only to God |
| Monarchy | a government in which power is the hands of a single person |
| Constitutional Monarchy | a monarchy in which the ruler's power is limited by law |
| Boyar | landowning nobles of Russia |
| Czar | a Russian emperor (from the roman title Caesar) |