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gov test 1
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11th Grade
09/22/2010

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Federal Government
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located in Washington D.C. makes laws for nation.
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state government
Definition
50 legislators govern are executives
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local government
Definition
controlled by city council& mayors
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Speperation of powers
Definition
powers of government divided
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congress
Definition
legislative branch make laws
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bicameral
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2 houses

house of rep:435

senate:100

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executive branch
Definition
enforce laws
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judicial branch
Definition
supreme court 9 justice leader chief justice
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government
Definition
the institution which a society makes & enforce in public policies
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power
Definition
the ability to influence another's behavior
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authority
Definition
power people see as being legitimate or legal
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politics
Definition
process of who gets what when and how
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contemporary
Definition
modren
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monarchy
Definition

political system which powers pass from geniration to geniration

a) constitutinal, people rule

b) absolute king rule

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Democracy
Definition

people rule

a)direct citizen participation

b)repressenative people elect

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Authoritarianism
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denies popular participation on gov.
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Totalitarianism
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denies popular participation in gov. and regulates lives
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dictatorships
Definition
one ruler total control
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oligarchy
Definition
small group rules
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anarchy
Definition
no gov.
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3 types of authority
Definition

traditional

legal

charismatic

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Name and describe 2 types of monarchies
Definition

consititutinal people rule

absolute king rule

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2 types of democracies
Definition

direct citizens participate

representative elect people

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5 basic concepts of democracy
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recognize the worth of every person

equality of all people

majority rules with minority rights

compromise

freedom but not total freedom

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