governing body of a nation, state or community, sets public policy

system of government in which eligible citizens/members elected their governmental representatives

a theory created by Karl Marx, favoring a classless society where all property is publicly owned

a state of lawlessness and disorder, no law and order, total freedom

a political system governed by a few people, rule of few

a form of government whose head of state is not a monarch, elected representatives

a form of government in which the political authority exercises absolute and centralized control over all aspects of life

a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator

a form of government in which absolute power is exercised by a leader or small group of leaders, not responsible to its people

a form of government ruled by king or queen who exercises absolute authority under the claim of divine or hereditary right

an area with sovereignty, population, territory, & gov.

Power to act within its territory and control its external affairs, independence

Enlightenment philosopher who said that man is reasonable and has certain rights, Declaration of Independence

the powers held by the gov are distributed between a central government and several smaller ones, Federal, state, & local

Loose alliance of independent states

all government’s powers concentrated in the central government, one place, one house, or one body, most common

The weak give way to the mighty

Clans grew into tribes, tribes grew into states, families started it

People voluntarily give power & certain rights to the government

state evolved out of the voluntary act of free men but they needed the strong government to ‘save them from themselves'

the theory of separation of powers into branches, basis of our gov

Presidential Government

separation of power between executive (Pres.) & legislative (Congress) houses are independent but equal

Parliamentary Government

Prime Minister and a cabinet of party members, unitary, can hold a vote of no confidence to remove leader, most common form

(Pure Democracy)- will of the people is translated directly into policy, every vote is counted (Rome)

small group of people are elected to represent the masses

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Am Gov - Unit 1 & 2

Origins and Systems of Government

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
state	an area with sovereignty, population, territory, & gov.
sovereignty	Power to act within its territory and control its external affairs, independence
John Locke	Enlightenment philosopher who said that man is reasonable and has certain rights, Declaration of Independence
Federal system	the powers held by the gov are distributed between a central government and several smaller ones, Federal, state, & local
Confederation	Loose alliance of independent states
Unitary system	all government’s powers concentrated in the central government, one place, one house, or one body, most common
Force theory	The weak give way to the mighty
Evolutionary Theory	Clans grew into tribes, tribes grew into states, families started it
Social Contract	People voluntarily give power & certain rights to the government
Divine Right	Rulers are chosen by God
Thomas Hobbes	state evolved out of the voluntary act of free men but they needed the strong government to ‘save them from themselves'
Charles Montesquieu	the theory of separation of powers into branches, basis of our gov
Presidential Government	separation of power between executive (Pres.) & legislative (Congress) houses are independent but equal
Parliamentary Government	Prime Minister and a cabinet of party members, unitary, can hold a vote of no confidence to remove leader, most common form
Direct Democracy	(Pure Democracy)- will of the people is translated directly into policy, every vote is counted (Rome)
Indirect Democracy	small group of people are elected to represent the masses

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