Unit 6: Government and Social Structure Review

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the group of people who establish laws and make decisions for a country, state, etc.

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Government

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a system of rigid social division defined by hereditary status, endogamy (marrying only within your class), and social barriers determined by custom, law, and/or religion.

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Class System

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a system of organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority.

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Hierarchy

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system of government in which religious law is the law of the country.

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Theocracy

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a legally recognized subject or person of a state or country.

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Citizen

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A form of government in which a country, kingdom, or empire is ruled by a monarch. Monarch is another name for the king or queen. Power is passed down through the family upon a monarch’s death.

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Monarchy

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a system of government where the whole population votes on laws.

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Democracy

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a government system in which an elected representatives votes on laws for the whole civilization.

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Republic

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lower class, working class, a commoner. Above slaves in the class system.

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Plebeian

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an aristocrat or nobleman.

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Patrician