Government Vocabulary
Published on Nov 22, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Democracy
A form of government where power is divided between the citizens and different branches of the government.
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Free Market
A form of economy where prices and sales are not regulated by the government.
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Communism
A system where all economic and social activities are controlled by a government.
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Monarchy
A form of government where all power is held by a single person.
Oligarchy
A system where power is given to a few people or an elite group of people.
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Limited Government
Laws and regulations define what the government can and can't do.
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Confederacy
A group of peoples or other groups that form an alliance.
Representative Government
The citizens control and determine what the government can and can't do.
Comparing:
Free Market - Communism
In a free market, sales and money is controlled by the citizens. With Communism, money is controlled by the government.
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Comparing:
Oligarchy - Monarchy
In an Oligarchy power is distributed across a certain class of people. In a Monarchy, power is only given to a single person.
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