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3.1 - Vocabulary - Unit 3 - Forms of Government

3.1: Analyze the advantages of the United States’ constitutional republic over other forms of government in safeguarding liberty, freedom and a representative government.

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Absolute monarchyA form of government where a king or queen have the power to make create enforce and judge the laws
AnarchySociety without rulers
Anti-SemitismHostility to or prejudice against Jewish people
AuthoritarianPower is concentrated in the hands of one leader or a small elite, who have no regard for the will of the people.
AutocracyGov't where one person rules
Constitutional monarchyKing/queen's power is limited
DemocracyForm of gov't where the people rule
DictatorshipForm of gov't where one individual takes power with military force
Direct DemocracyGov't where people vote directly on laws/policies
Form of GovernmentWho is in charge of government
HolocaustPersecution and murder of European Jews
Monarchya form of government ruled by a king of queen where power is inherited from parents
Oligarchya form of government where a small group of people rule
Representative democracya form of government where the people elect other people to make the laws on their behalf
Republicanism (republic)a form of gov't in which the people hold the power and vote for representatives.
Theocracya form of government ruled by religious beliefs
TotalitarianA form of government with no individual freedom and seeks to control all aspects of individual life
Tyrant/TyrannicalCruel and oppressive ruler.

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