| A | B |
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| Civics | The study of citizenship and government |
| citizen | a legal resident of a community, state or nation |
| government | an established system of political administration by which a nation, state, district, etc. is governed. |
| The Common Good | doing the greatest amount of good for the greatest amount of people without harming others. |
| 4 functions of government | make laws, keep order, provide services, prevent anarchy. |
| 3 levels of government | National, State and Local |
| republic/representative democracy | form of government where citizens elect representatives to make decisions for them. |
| direct/pure democracy | form of government where each citizen has an actual say in the affairs of the government |
| monarchy | form of government led by a king or queen |
| absolute monarchy | form of monarchy where the king or queen has total control |
| constitutional/limited monarchy | form of monarchy where the king or queen's power is controlled by another entity |
| limited socialism | government where there is still a free market, but has more free programs and services for the public, and more industries are owned by the gov. |
| Marxist Socialism, Communism | System where the government owns and controls everything, and all who work can, and those that can't will be supported. |
| authoritarian | Any type of government that demands that people obey completely and refusing to allow them freedom to act as they wish |
| dictatorship | Authoritarian government usually controlled by one person who allows very little freedom or opposition |
| oligarchy | Authoritarian government ruled by a small group of people |
| theocracy | Authoritarian government ruled by religious leaders |
| A 5-person commission | Who leads the government of Watauga County? |
| A mayor and 5-person Council | Who leads the town of Boone? |
| Constitutional Monarchy | alternate term for Limited Monarchy |
| Capitalism | an economic and political system where trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit |
