6th Grade: Government/Economics

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When every citizen has an equal say in the workings of a government

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Direct Democracy

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When citizens elect representatives who make the laws

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Representative Democracy

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When the government is ruled by few, select members

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Oligarchy

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When one person has all the power in the government

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Autocracy

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When a government recognizes God or a divine being as the ultimate authority

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Theocracy

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When a small group of people, usually military officers, rule a country after taking it over by force

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Junta

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Capitalism

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Economic System in which money is invested in business ventures with the goal of making money

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Socialism

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an economic system in which the government controls things and gives them out as needed

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Communism

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An economic system in which the people own all aspects of business and share all goods and services.

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Adam Smith wrote about

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Capitalism