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| Constitutional Government |
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| a government thats laws are based on a constitution |
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| a system in which society, usually a government, owns and controls some means of production, such as factories and utilites. |
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| Government by the people, either directly or through their elective representatives |
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| One person rules over a collection of independent states |
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| A government in wich a person or group has absolute power over the military, politics, etc. |
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| When the monarch has absolute power; only a monarch by blood (divine right of kings) |
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| When a king or queen's power is limited by the government |
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| Political and social system where nobles offered protection and land in return for service. |
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| A government that aims to control the political, economic, social, intellectual, and cultral lives of its citizens |
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| A government based off religious views |
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| Actual ownership are the communities as a whole or to the state, and the people decide how to split stuff up |
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| A form of government in which the leader is not a monarch and certain citizens have the right to vote |
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| The people participate directly in government decision making through mass meetings |
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| People elect representatives to rule on their behalf |
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| A political philosophy that glorifies the state above the individual by emphasizing the need for a strong central government led by a dictorial ruler. |
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| Conduct should be directed towards promoting happiness of the majority of people |
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