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501 Vocabulary Questions
501 Vocabulary Questions: pages 132 - 133
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03/06/2011

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Term
Anarchy
Definition

1. the complete absence of govenment or control resulting in lawlessness.

2. Political disorder and confusion.

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Authoritarian
Definition
1. Favoring complete, unquestioning obedience to authority as opposed to individual freedom.
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Demagogue
Definition
1. A leader who obtains power by appealing to people's feelings and prejudices rather than by reasoning.
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Disenfranchise
Definition
1. To deprive of the rights of citizenship, especially the right to vote.
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Egalitarian
Definition
1. Characterized by or affirming the principle of equal polotical, social, civil, and economic rights for all persons.
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Enclave
Definition
1. A distinct territory lying wholly within the boundaries of another, larger territory.
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Hegemony
Definition
1. Predominant influence or leadership especially of one government over others.
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Imperialism
Definition
1. The policy of extending the rule or authority of a nation or empire by acquiring other territories or dependencies.
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laissez-faire
Definition
1. Hands-off policy; noninterference by the government in business and economic affairs.
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nullify
Definition

1. To make null (without legal force), invalidate.

2. To conteract or neutralize the effect of.

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Oligarchy
Definition
1. Form of government in which the power is in the hands of a select few.
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Partisan
Definition

1. A person fervently and often uncritically supporting a group or cause.

2. A guerilla, a member of an organized body of fighters who attack or harass an enemy.

Term
Precept
Definition
1. A rule establishing standards of conduct.
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Proscribe
Definition

1. To prohibit, forbit; to banish or outlaw.

2. To denounce or condemn.

Term
Protocol
Definition

1. Etiquette; ceremony or procedure with regard to people's rank or status.

2. A first copy of a treaty or document.

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Proxy
Definition

1. A person or agent authorized to represent or act for another.

2. A document authorizing this substitution.

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Quid pro quo
Definition
1. A thing given in return for something; an equal exchange or substitution.
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Reactionary
Definition
1. A person who favors political conservativism; one who is opposed to progress or liberalism.
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Tendentious
Definition
1. Biased, not impartial, partisan; supporting a particular cause or position.
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Totalitarian
Definition
1. of a form of government in which those in control neither recognize nor tolerate rival parties or loyalties; demanding total submission of the individual to the needs of the state
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