Unit 3 Vocab Flashcard: Forms & Foundations of Government

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Autocracy: when a single person holds all power.

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a single person has all of the power

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Form of government led by a King or Queen?

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Monarchy

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Form of government with absolute control by a single ruler:

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Dictatorship

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Elected leaders govern the country, known as?

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Representative Democracy

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Oligarchy is:

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Rule by a few

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Supporters of democracy favor:

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A society where citizens freely elect their leaders.

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Pamphlet by Thomas Paine (1776) urging American independence from England

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Common Sense

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Govt. document from 1689 that expanded Parliament's powers and people's rights, limiting the king's rights.

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English Bill of Rights

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Gov. document limiting the king's power, protecting nobility's rights; written by English nobles in 1215.

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Magna Carta

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Agreement by English Puritans in 1620 to form a government for order and rights protection.

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Mayflower Compact