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Civics and Government
Civics
12
Social Studies
12th Grade
07/02/2018

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Representative democracy
Definition
The system of Government
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The orgins of democracy are ancient
Definition
The term of democracy means"rule of the people"
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Monarcy
Definition
"rule of one person"
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Aristocracy
Definition
"rule of an elite class"
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Theocracy
Definition
"rule of the church"
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Anarchy
Definition
"rule of the mob"
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Direct democracy
Definition
voted by a council of all citizens
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Magna Carta
Definition
Limited the ruling of the King And subjecting his decisions to review
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Legal Doctrine
Habeas Corpus
Definition
made it illegal for the government to hold or imprison individuals without granting them Trials
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Parliment
Definition
appointed by title or elected by citizens
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Parliamentary democracy
Definition
a government is formed by the majority of seats in the parliment
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Bill of Rights
Definition
Citizens rights
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