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20 Cards in this Set
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Government |
a political system for exercising authority |
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Monarchy |
A government in which power is in the hands of a single person |
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Aristocracy |
A government in which power is in the hands of a hereditary ruling class or nobility |
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Democracy |
a government controlled by its citizens, either directly or through representatives |
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Direct Democracy |
a government in which citizens rule directly rather than through representatives |
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Republic |
A form of government in which power is in the hands of representatives and leaders are elected by the people |
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Ten Commandments |
a written law code, followed by Jews and Christians, believed to be given by God to Moses |
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Judaism |
the monotheistic religion of the Hebrews founded by Abraham |
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Moral |
Based on what somebody's conscience suggests is right or wrong, rather than on what rules or the law says should be done. |
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Ethic |
A system of moral standards. |
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Duties of the individual |
Something that somebody is obliged to do for moral, legal, or religious reasons. |
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Rule of Law |
The written law rules over individuals; no one is above the law. |
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illegitimacy of tyranny |
A tyrant is illegitimate because force is used to get and keep power. |
