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| a system of government in which a monarch is the only source of power |
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| a heriditary ruler has limits on his/her power |
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| a system of government in which political control is exercised by all the people, directly or through elected representatives |
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| government by religious rulers |
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| the act of doing away with something |
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| a hereditary ruler controls all of the functions of government (example tsar) |
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| changes in or additions to a constitution or law |
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| a list of individuals of organizations that have incurred disapproval of suspicion or are to be boycotted or otherwise penalized (example suspected communists 1950's) |
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| a term used for acts of government that make constitutional guarantees a reality for all people |
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| a principle established by the Supreme Court limiting fee speech if the words will bring about substantive evils. |
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| an individual who on the basis of religious or moral principles refuses to bear arms or serve in the military |
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| a body of fundamental laws establishing the principles, structures, and processes of a government |
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| a law of other governmental action that aligns with the provisions of the constitution |
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| a leader of country who has absolute power and authority |
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| totality of external physical conditions that affect and influence the growth, development, and survival of organisms |
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| false and malicious use of printed words that damage a person's reputation |
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| the attacks by Senaator Joe McCarthy and others on people suspected of being communists in the 1950's |
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| a system of government headed by a monarach (king, queen, shah) whose position is usually inherited |
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| a system of government in which the executive leaders are chosen by and responsible to the legislature as well as being members of the legislature. |
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| a system of government characterized by a separation of powers between coequal branches (L.E.J) |
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| the act of controlling of directing according to rule, principle, or law |
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| false and malicious use of spoken words to damage a person's reputation |
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| legal determinations made by the highest court in the United States |
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| a system of government headed by one or more religious leaders who claim to rule by divine authority |
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