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semi-presidential

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System in which a prime minister coexists with a president who is directly elected by the people and who holds a significant degree of power.

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Direct Democracy

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Government in which citizens vote on laws and select officials directly.

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Absolute Monarchy

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A system of government in which the head of state is a hereditary position and the king or queen has almost complete power

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Confederation

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Nonbinding union of sovereign states (example = European Union, America under Articles of Confederation).

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Junta

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a military group ruling a country after seizing power

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Prime Minister

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the leader of the majority party in Parliament who leads the cabinet today

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Capitalism

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An economic system based on private property and free enterprise.

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Autocracy

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A system of government in which the power to rule is in the hands of a single individual

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Ethnocentrism

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the evaluation of other cultures based on preconceptions of your own customs and culture.

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Mixed Economies

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Two or more economy types mixed together

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Communism

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A political and economic system where factors of production are collectively owned and directed by the state.

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Politics

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the activity by which groups reach binding collective decisions through attempting to reconcile differences among their members.

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Shadow Government

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a type of oversight or checking performed in a parliamentary system by those members of the minority party who would take the office if that party were to capture the majority

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Federal Government

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a government in which power is divided between a central government and other local governments

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Mao Zedong

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(1893-1976) Leader of the Communist Party in China that overthrew Jiang Jieshi and the Nationalists. Established China as the People's Republic of China and ruled from 1949 until 1976.

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Globalization

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The increasing amount of interaction and integration on the international scale through exchange of products, services, ideas, and information.

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Dictatorship

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A form of government in which the leader has absolute power and authority.

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Fascism

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A political movement that promotes an extreme form of nationalism, a denial of individual rights, and a dictatorial one-party rule.

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Defector

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political emigrant: somebody who rejects his or her native country in favor of another, usually for political or moral reasons

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Democracy

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A government controlled by its citizens, either directly or through representatives.

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Representative Democracy

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A system of government in which citizens elect representatives, or leaders, to make decisions about the laws for all the people.

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Unitary Government

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A centralized government in which all government powers belong to a single, central agency.

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Limited Monarchy

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government in which a constitution or legislative body limits the monarch's powers

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European Union

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An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.

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Foreign Policy

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a government's strategy in dealing with other nations

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Stalinism

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Stalin's government system that was achieved in the name of Communism but was more like totalitarianism; benefited only government and relied on terror tactics, secret police, bogus trials and assassination

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Brexit

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The British exit from the European union

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North Korea

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a isolated communist country in the northern half of the Korean Peninsula

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Anarchy

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Absence of law or government; chaos, disorder

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Isolationism

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A policy of avoiding political or military involvement with other countries

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Economic Freedom

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The freedom to own property, to make a profit, and to make choices about what to produce, buy, and sell

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Government

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the institution responsible for making collective decisions for society.

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Political Freedom

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Having the right to vote; the right of free association and the right to free expression. Also allows individuals to pick their leaders and how they shall be ruled

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Parliamentary System

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A system in which the people elect legislative representatives from different parties; the winning party's leader becomes the head of the executive branch, the Prime Minister, and establishes a cabinet.

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Theocracy

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A government ruled by or subject to religious authority.

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Socialism

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A political and economic theory of social organization that advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole.

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Internationalism

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The belief that nations must engage in international problem solving.

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Oligarchy

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A form of government in which the power to rule is held by a small, usually self-appointed elite.

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