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government vocabu
week 1,2,3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| authoritarian | those in power hold absolute and unchangeable authority over all the people: all dictatorships are authoritarian |
| monarchy | in which a sovereign ruler such as a king or queen heads the country |
| oligarchy | in which small, usually self appointed elite holds the power to rule |
| confederation | a organization in which all sovereign states combine for a specific purpose such as defense |
| anarchy | the absence of government: lawlessness: in some cases political order |
| dictatorship | the leader has absolute power and authority |
| democracy | the supreme authority rests with the people |
| parliamentary | gives governmental authority to a legislature or parliament which in turn selects the executive from among its own powers |
| presidential | the executive and legislative branches is separate, independent and coequal |
| federal | powers are divided between the central government and several local governments |
| john locke | english philosopher |
| social contract | theory believes a nation exits due to the will of people and that the power stays with the people |
| precedent | a previous court decision which is recognized as law and used for deciding future court decisions |
| Initiative | a process in some states that allows citizens to propose and enact laws |
| referendum | the practice of submitting to popular vote a measure passed by a legislative body |
| recall | the method of removing elected officials from office before their terms ends |
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