B1 Unit 1 Vocab- Government

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An unwritten agreement between the ruler and the ruled. People give up their freedom to a ruler in order to gain power and safety.

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Social Contract

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A term to describe how people would function without society or government.

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State of Nature

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The rights all humans are born with.

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Human Rights

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A body of people living in a defined territory with a government

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state

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The institution through which a society makes and enforces its public policies.

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government

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A centralized government in which all government powers belong to a single, central agency with certain powers being delegated to local governments.

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Unitary Government

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A government that is ruled by a king or queen or emperor. Power is inherited.

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Monarchy

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Rule by the people EVERY citizen votes to make decisions on laws and rule

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Direct Democracy

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Rule by the people. Citizens vote for representatives to make decisions on laws and rules for them.

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Representative Democracy

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A government where a select group of individuals hold the power. (Usually self-appointed, elite group.)

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Oligarchy