Democracy and Governance Flashcard

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__________________________: a form of democracy in which the people vote firsthand and govern themselves.

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Direct Democracy

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__________________________: a government in which citizens elect representatives and leaders to govern for them.

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Representative Democracy

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__________________________: a group of people that makes laws.

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Legislature

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__________________________: an agreement between the people and the government in which the people agree to give up some freedom and be ruled by the government in exchange for protection by the government.

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Social Contract

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__________________________: a worker who contracted with American colonists for food and shelter in exchange for his or her labor.

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Indentured Servant

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__________________________: a system for making choices about ways to use scarce resources to make and distribute goods and services to fulfill people’s needs and wants in a community.

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Economy

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__________________________: people who oppose official or commonly held views.

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Dissenters

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__________________________: the quality or state of being free.

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Liberty

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__________________________: to refuse to purchase certain goods or services.

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Boycott

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__________________________: a representative to a meeting.

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