Government and Political Concepts

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Representative democracy

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A system of government in which citizens elect representatives, or leaders, to make decisions about the laws for all the people.

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Totalitarian Dictatorship

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Ideas of a single leader are glorified and the government controls all aspects of social and economic life. Suppress all opposition.

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Monarchy

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A king, queen or emperor exercise the supreme power of the government, monarchs usually inherit their position.

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Absolute monarchy

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Have complete and unlimited power to rule their people.

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Constitutional Monarchy

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Share powers with elected legislatures or serve mainly as the ceremonial leader of the government.

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Direct Democracy

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People govern themselves by voting on all issues, exists only in very small societies.

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Economics

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Human efforts to satisfy seemingly unlimited wants through the use of limited resources.

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Capitalism

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The emphasis is on freedom of choice and individual incentives for workers, investors, consumers and business enterprises, also referred to as Free Enterprise.

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Communism

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In Theory-- A one class social system in which all property would be held in common, and there would be no need of government.

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Socialism

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The government owns the basic means of production, determines the use of resources, distributes the products and wages and provides social services such as health care and welfare.