A form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator not restricted by a constitution
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Monarch
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A royal ruler of a kingdom or empire
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Government
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The system that sets and enforces a society's laws
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Anarchy
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The absence of government and rules, resulting in chaos
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Unlimited Government
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Governments that have total control over their citizens
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Direct Democracy
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A type of limited government in which the people rule themselves and every citizen votes on every single issue
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Constitutional Monarchy
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A government with a monarch as head of state and a parliament or other legislature that makes the laws.
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Politics
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Opinions and beliefs about government
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Dictator
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Someone who rules a country with complete control
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Hereditary monarch
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A type of government where a monarch (usually a king or queen) becomes the monarch because he or she is related to the last monarch
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Constitution
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A statement of the basic principles and laws of a nation, state, or group
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Democracy
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People have the power
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Censorship
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The suppression of speech or other public communication which may be considered objectionable, harmful, sensitive, or inappropriate as determined by a government or other controlling body
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Absolute Monarchy
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A type of unlimited government in which a king/queen or other form of royalty has all the power
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Limited Government
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Government in which government leaders are held accountable by citizens through their constitutions and democratic processes
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Prime Minister
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The head of an elected government; the primary leader of a sovereign/state
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Communism/Oligarchy
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A type of unlimited government in which a group or a few people have all the power
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Dictatorship
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A type of unlimited government in which one person has all the power
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Federal Government
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A system that divides up power between a strong national government and smaller local governments
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Representative Democracy/Republic
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A type of limited government in which the people elect representatives to vote/rule on behalf of them