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| autocracy | a government in which the rulers, whether one or many, exercise unlimited power |
| checks and balances | the distribution and balancing of power among different branches of government so that no one branch is able to dominate the others |
| city-state | a politically independent community consisting of a city and its surrounding territory |
| common good | the good of the community as a whole (commonwealth) |
| constitution | a set of customs, traditions, rules, and laws that sets forth the way a govrnment is organized and operated |
| constitutional government | a government in which the powers of government are limited in practice by a written or unwritten constitution which they must obey |
| delegate | a person chosen to act for or represent others as at a convention |
| delegated powers | people give or assign certain powers to the government |
| democracy | a form of government in which political control is exercised by all the people |
| dictatorship | a government controlled by one person or a single group |
| canton | to allot separate quarters to different parts of an army |
