Political Systems and Economic Concepts

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A political unit where large numbers of people of different ethnicities living in different areas are controlled by one ruler

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Empire

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Form of government in which people elect representatives to legislate

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Republic

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Union of self-governing states

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Federation

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The quality or fact of belonging to a population group or subgroup made up of people who share a common cultural background or descent

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Ethnicity

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The resources people use to produce goods and services; they are the building blocks of the economy

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Factors of production

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A political system in which legalized force is restricted through delegated and enumerated powers

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Limited government

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Type of economy where all property, including land, factories, and companies, is held by the government

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Communist government

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Governments in which political power is concentrated in one person or a small group, and individuals and groups are subordinated to that power

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Unlimited government