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SS2201 - 7.0
Terms for Outcome 7.0
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| government | the system, organization, or group of people that holds the authority to make and enforce laws and policies within a country, state, or community. |
| autocracy | a system of government in which supreme power is concentrated in the hands of one person |
| monarchy | a form of government in which one member of a family (dynasty) exercises sovereignty (power and authority) |
| dictatorship | a form of government where a group of countries (or a country) is ruled by one person or one person heading a political party. This person often has complete power. |
| oligarchy | a few people are in charge of the country or government. |
| aristocracy | a form of government that places power in the hands of a small, privileged ruling class. |
| junta | a form of governance in which a state has been taken over by force and is being controlled by a small group of individuals usually from the military. |
| theocracy | a form of governance in which religious leaders control the state. |
| democracy | a form of governance where a large segment of the population have input into governance and decision making |
| direct democracy | a form of democracy in which people decide on issues of public concern or policy initiatives directly (i.e., citizens have say in a variety of decisions through voting). |
| representative democracy | a type of democracy founded on the principle of elected officials represent a group of people and make decisions for them. |
| egalitarianism | all people are treated equally in making decisions |
| shared-decision making | people made decisions as a whole group and came to an understanding of what was best for the group to do together. |
| consensus | people made decisions as a whole group and came to an understanding of what was best for the group to do together. |
| acropolis | the center of the city of Athens where citizens met to make decisions, literally means the high city |
| polis | a city state in ancient Greece, ex. Athens is a polis |
| ecclesia | the assembly of the citizens of Athens that was responsible for making decisions such as making laws and going to war |
| council of five hundred | five hundred citizens chosen by lot who were responsible for giving advice to the ecclesia |
| tyrants | a single leader who takes control of the polis by force |
| Draco | took control of Athens and made a legal code that treated everyone fairly but harshly |
| Cleisthenes | created the council of five hundred who would give advice to the ecclesia |
| Solon | took control of Athens and opened the ecclesia or the assembly of the citizens of Athens |
| Pericles | strengthens democracy in Athens by giving citizens direct democracy |
| metics | a foreigner living in Athens who could never become a citizen |
| republic | a form of government in which citizens have the right to choose their leaders and power comes from the people |
| patricians | the wealthy and influential landowners in Rome that had a lot of power in the Senate |
| plebians | the majority of citizens, such as farmers, merchants and artisans, who could vote for representatives |
| tribunes | an official elected by the plebians to protect their rights |
| twelve tables | the laws of Rome that were display in the center of the city for everyone to read |
| consuls | the two consuls were the leaders of Rome for one year, they controlled the armies of Rome and one consul could overrule the other |
| senate | a group of 300 patricians who had powers to create laws and oversee public affairs |
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