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vocabulary for africa
vocab involving government
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Geography
9th Grade
01/23/2010

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dictatorship
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a country, government, or the form of government in which absolute power is excercised by a dictator
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secede
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to withdraw formally from membership in an organization, assocation, or alliance
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autonomy
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the right of a group of people to govern itself, or to organize its own activites
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impose
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to officially force a rule , tax, punishment, etc to be obeyed or received
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civil
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not military or religious, relating to the ordinary people of a country
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civilian
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a person who is not a member of the police or armed forces
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parliament
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in some countries, the group of (usually) elected politicians or other people who make te laws for their country
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coalition
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the joining together of different political parties or groups for a particular purpose, usually for a limited time
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sanctions
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measures designed to force a nation or region to obey international law
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despot
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a ruler with absolute power
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amnesty
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legal pardon
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suffrage
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the right to vote
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authoritarian rule
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form of government characterized by an emphasis on the authority of the state in a republic or union
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indicted
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a formal accusation initiating a criminal case, required for serious crimes
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sanctuary
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a place where a fugitive tries to avoid arrest
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coup
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a sudden and decisive change of government illegaly or by force
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apartheid
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legal system which rigidly separates races
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african union (AU)
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peacekeeping troops
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ANC
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the largest mainly black group fighting to end white minority rule
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nullify
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invalidate
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secularism
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the view that public education and other matters of civil policy should be conducted without the introduction of a religious element.
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liberation
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The act or process of trying to achieve equal rights and status.
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communism
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A system of government in which the state plans and controls the economy and a single, often authoritarian party holds power, claiming to make progress toward a higher social order in which all goods are equally shared by the people.
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interim government
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temporary
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upheaval
Definition
strong or violent change or disturbance
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squander
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to spend or use extravangantly or wastefully
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regime
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a mode or system of rule or government
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penal colony
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colony used for constituting punishment
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guerilla
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A member of an irregular, usually indigenous military or paramilitary unit operating in small bands in occupied territory to harass and undermine the enemy, as by surprise raids.
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sultanate
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despot
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protectorate
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the relation of a strong state toward a weaker state or territory that it protects and partly controls.
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annex
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to incorporate (territory) into the domain of a city, country, or state
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conservative
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disposed to preserve existing conditions, institutions, etc., or to restore traditional ones, and to limit change.
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economic sanctions
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restrictions on trade and investment
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