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| Natural Rights | Right to life, liberty, and property
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| Social Contract | An agreement in which both sides agree to something in order to reach a shared goal
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| Sovereignty | The ability to rule absolutely within a territory
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| State of Nature | No rules, no one in charge, and no way to protect their natural rights
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| Population | A group of people who are the members or citizens of a state
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| Government | The organization inside a state that controls the actions and policies of the state
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| Autocracy | A government in which one person has all the power
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| Monarchy | A king or queen rules the country
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| Dictatorship | A form of government where one leader has absolute control over the citizens lives
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| Democracy | Citizens hold all political power
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| Representative Democracy | Citizens elect leaders to represent their rights and interests in government
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| Direct Democracy | There are no representatives
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| Theocracy | A government that recognizes God or a divine being as the ultimate authority
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| Oligarchy | A small group of people has all the power
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| Junta | A small group of people- usually military officers- who rule a country after taking it over by force
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| Anarchy | Nobody is in control
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| Constitution | The rulebook for the government
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| Rule of law | Laws are fair, they're enforced, and nobody is above the law
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| Separation of powers | Dividing power among several branches of government
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| Consent of the Governed | Citizens of a country give their permission to be governed by the country's government
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| Rights of the minority | Protecting the rights of small or unpopular groups regardless of what the majority believes
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| 4 Roles of Government | Protect the country, keep order, help the citizens, and make laws
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