Unit 5: Political Structure Vocab Review

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A government system where power is seized by force, with a dictator having total control and citizens having few rights.

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Dictatorship/Tyranny

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ARISTOCRACY: A system where wealthy, educated individuals rule, with power often inherited.

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A government system in which a group of wealthy and educated individuals rule. Power is usually passed down in certain families.

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Status of being a citizen with rights, privileges, and duties.

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Citizenship

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Belief system enforcing strict law conformity.

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Legalism

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Most of Rome's population, lacking power.

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Plebeians

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A Chinese philosophy teaching happiness and peace through unity with the Dao.

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Taoism

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A government system where one person has unlimited power.

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Autocracy

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Government system where citizens vote directly on laws.

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Direct Democracy

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Code of law adopted by a state or nation.

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Legal Codes

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Independent sovereign city with its own government, acting like a country.

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City-State