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Gov - Unit 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Government | governing body of a nation, state or community, sets public policy |
| Democracy | system of government in which eligible citizens/members elected their governmental representatives |
| Communism | a theory created by Karl Marx, favoring a classless society where all property is publicly owned |
| Anarchy | a state of lawlessness and disorder, no law and order, total freedom |
| Oligarchy | a political system governed by a few people, rule of few |
| Republic | a form of government whose head of state is not a monarch, elected representatives |
| Totalitarianism | a form of government in which the political authority exercises absolute and centralized control over all aspects of life |
| Tyranny | a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator |
| Dictatorship | a form of government in which absolute power is exercised by a leader or small group of leaders, not responsible to its people |
| Monarchy | a form of government ruled by king or queen who exercises absolute authority under the claim of divine or hereditary right |
| Magna Carta | Magna Carta charter of rights agreed to by King John of England in 1215 with his citizens as a contract, Europe’s first written constitution |
| English Bill of Rights | outlined specific constitutional and civil rights for citizens and ultimately gave Parliament power over the monarchy |
| State | an area with sovereignty, population, territory, & gov. |
| Sovereignty | Power to act within its territory and control its external affairs, independence |
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