UIL Social Studies 5th grade vocabulary terms

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What is communism?

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characterized by the government owning almost everything; collected property and wealth distributed to all members of the this society with each getting a portion of the accumulated value; elimination of private property.

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What is the main principle of communism?

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From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs

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What is the role of the government in a communist society?

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The government owns and controls all means of production

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What is the goal of communism?

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To create a society where wealth is equally distributed

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Democratic Party

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National group in the US that generally favors bigger government, more socialist view and more distribution of the wealth from the haves to the have-nots.

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What is the main principle of socialism?

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From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs

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What is the role of the government in a socialist society?

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The government owns and controls all means of production

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What is the goal of socialism?

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To create a society where wealth is equally distributed

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Reformation

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period of division within Western Christianity that began with criticisms by Martin Luther and John Calvin who wanted the Roman Catholic Church reformed.

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Bureaucracy

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a group of governing officials running an organization with many intricate and complicated rules.