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Chapter 2, section 4
Justice in America
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Political Studies
9th Grade
03/13/2010

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Term
monarchy
Definition
rule by king, queen, or emperor
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dictatorship
Definition
rule by one person (dictator)
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democracy
Definition
power shared by all the people
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why we need a government
Definition
without it we would be disorganized
provides:
law and order
security
public services
maintaining other institutions
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law and order
Definition
make laws
punish lawbreakers
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security
Definition
protects against outside attack
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public services
Definition
building and maintaining roads and schools
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maintaining other institutions
Definition
protects freedoms
provides family services
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three common forms of government
Definition
monarchyL individual ,hereitary, used to be the most common, now they are rare
dictatorship: one person, takes power by force
democracyL all people
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how laws affect citizens
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the Constitution:
influences everything we do
ensures our rights our protected
order maintained in society
breaking laws = punishment
a democracy can try to change laws
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