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Governments
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8th Grade
11/12/2009

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The owner of a certain state or other political group. Elected to be in charge of something
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Authority
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Government is given consent from the people
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Power
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the use of force without the consent of the governed
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communis
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the government owns all buinesses and provides healthcare, education, and welfare to all citizens
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socialist
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the government owns many large industries and provides education, healthcare, and welfare services. this allowes some economic choices to citizens
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capitalist/free market
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people own their own buisnesses and property and must buy services for private use such as healthcare
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dictatorship
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ruled by a single leader who has not been elected who can use force and power to be in control. in military dictatorship the army is in control. usually little or no attention to public opinion or ind. rights
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totalitarian
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rule by a single political party. people are forced to do what the government tells them and will also be prevented from leaving the country
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theocracy
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the form of government when the ruler claim to be ruling on behalf on a set of religious ideas or direct agents of adiety.
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monarchy
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king / queen has power in government. power can sometimes be absolute and passes on through family
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parliamentary
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led by representatives of the people each person is chosen as a member of a pol. party and remains in power as long as the prty does.
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republic
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led by representatives of the voters each is ind. chosen for set of period of time
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