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CL M3 Review

Civic Literacy Module 3 Review

TermDefinition
Anarchy No government.
Autocracy One person or political party has political power.
Dictatorship One person has supreme political power.
Totalitarian Government exercises absolute power on all aspects of life and takes away the rights of individual citizens.
Monarchy Government where there is a king or queen.
Absolute Monarchy Government where the king or queen have absolute power.
Limited Monarchy Government where the king or queen's power is limited by a constitution or elected body.
Theocracy Government that the religion is the acting government and God is the source of government authority.
Oligarchy Government where only a few people rule the country.
Direct Democracy A form of democracy in which all citizens vote on policies.
Representative Democracy A form of democracy in which citizens vote for representatives to vote on policies in their place.
Immigration People that leave their country to settle permanently in another.
Policy Laws, regulations, procedures, or administrative actions that lawmakers make to address certain topics.
Legislation Laws, regulations, procedures, or administrative actions that lawmakers make to address certain topics.
Executive Order A declaration by the president or a governor which has the force of law but does not need Congress approval.
Political Party A group of people who share the same political views.
Environmental Policy A policy created by a government or corporation that is designed to reduce the harmful effects of humans on the environment.
Public Opinion When a significant amount of the community shares a common view or belief surrounding a certain topic.
Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill On April 20, 2010, a massive explosion on an oil rig, Deepwater Horizon caused the rig to sink off the coast of Louisiana, resulting in the largest oil spill in marine history.
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