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Government Big List vocab Unit 1 #1-23
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- 1Sovereigntythe authority of a nation-state's right to rule itself
- 2Elitea small & privileged group who have a disproportionate share of money or political influence
- 3Confederationa political system in which a weak central government has limited authority, and the states have ultimate power
- 4Presidential Systema form of government in which the executive & legislative branches are separate & function independently
- 5Parliamentary Systema form of government in which the executive leaders are chosen by and responsible to the legislature
- 6Dictatorshipa form of government in which an absolute ruler controls the power, often fear & force, & ignores the will of the people
- 7Monarchygovernment in which the rulers' power is hereditary
- 8Oligarchyrule by few
- 9PlutocracyRule by the wealthy
- 10Direct Democracya democratic system of government in which all citizens participate in politics & decision making
- 11Representative Democracya system in which policies are made by officials accountable to the people who elected them
- 12TotalitarianThe government controls everything the people do
- 13Authoritarianthe government controls the people's political life
- 14Capitalisman economic system characterized by open competition in a free market and based on private ownership of the means of production
- 15Socialisman economic system that advocates government ownership of the means of production
- 16Constitutiona plan, often written, that details the rules, functions and principles of government
- 17Popular Sovereigntythe fundamental principle that the power to govern belongs to the people
- 18Separation of Powersthe division of a government's executive, legislative & judicial powers into three different branches
- 19Checks & Balancesa system in which political power is divided among the three branches of government, with each having some control over the others
- 20Limited Governmenta system in which government's power are restricted and individual's rights are protected
- 21Federalismthe division of governmental power between the national government and the states
- 22Articles of ConfederationAmerica's first governing document emphasizing the liberty of the states over the power of the national government
- 23The Great CompromiseCompromise made at the Constitutional Convention establishing a bicameral legislature
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