1. EVERYONE, including those in charge, must obey the laws.
2. Usually has a CONSTITUTION to protect the people.
3. Examples:
i. REPUBLIC;
ii. CONSTITUTIONAL Monarchy.
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INHERITED
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1. To get because of family connections.
2. To heir.
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MAGN
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GREAT or LARGE
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ANARCHY
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ABSENCE of government and rules, resulting in CHAOS.
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ABSOLUTE Monarchy
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A type of UNLIMITED government where a king, queen or other royalty has ALL the POWER.
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MON
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ONE
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PROPAGANDA
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FALSE or EXAGGERATED ideas that are spread in order to help a cause.
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KING
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A male ruler in a MONARCHY.
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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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AN
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No
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DICTATORSHIP
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1. UNLIMITED government.
2. TOTALITARIANISM
3. Rule by ONE person with TOTAL power.
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CONTEMPORARY
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Something that is happening or beginning NOW, or in RECENT times.
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JUSTICE
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Using LAWS to PUNISH criminals.
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COMMUN
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COMMON
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OLIGARCHY
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Rule by a select few people.
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CRAT
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RULE
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SEIZE
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To get or take by FORCE.
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DEMOCRACY
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A type of government where the PEOPLE have the POWER.
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COMMUNISM
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1. UNLIMITED government.
2. TOTALITARIANISM.
3. The government OWNS ALL things.
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POP
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PEOPLE
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CENSORSHIP
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1. The SUPPRESSION of SPEECH by a government or other controlling body.
2. The speech being suppressed is thought to be HARMFUL, SENSITIVE or INAPPROPRIATE.
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TOTALITARIANISM
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1. UNLIMITED government.
2. Government that has total authority over people's lives.
Examples:
i. COMMUNISM.
ii. DICTATORSHIP.
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UNLIMITED Government
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1. Rulers can do whatever they want without regard to the law.
2. Usually does NOT have a constitution to protect the people.
3. Examples:
i. DICTATORSHIP;
ii. ABSOLUTE Monarchy;
iii. TOTALITARIANISM.
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PRIME MINISTER
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The head of an elected government.
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REPRESENTATIVE Democracy
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1. A type of LIMITED government in which the people elect REPRESENTATIVES to vote or rule on their behalf.
2. A REPUBLIC.
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CEIVE
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TAKE
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DIRECT Democracy
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A form of government in which citizens rule DIRECTLY and NOT through representatives.
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MONARCHY
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A country that is RULED by a KING or QUEEN.
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JUS
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JUDGE
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GOVERNMENT
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The group of people who control and make decisions for a country.
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QUEEN
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A female ruler in a MONARCHY
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REPUBLIC
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A form of government in which citizens CHOOSE their leaders by VOTING.
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ARCH
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RULE
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DEM
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PEOPLE
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PRESIDENT
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The ELECTED head of a REPUBLIC.
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CONSTITUTIONAL Monarchy
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1. A type of LIMITED government.
2. Has a MONARCH--a king or queen-- at the head of state.
2. Has a PARLIAMENT, or other legislature, that makes laws, and a CONSTITUTION to protect the people.
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CITIZEN
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A PERSON who legally BELONGS to a COUNTRY and has the rights and protections of that country.
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SOCIETY
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People living together in organized COMMUNITIES, with shared laws, traditions and values.
