| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Authoritarian | power is held by an individual or group not accountable to the people |
| Oligarchy | power in concentrated to a small group |
| Dictatorship | power in concentrated to an individual |
| absolute monarch | unlimited authority to rule as they wished |
| dictators | exercise complete control and usually take power by force |
| totalitarian | the government’s control extends to all aspects of people’s lives |
| constitutional monarchies | the power of the hereditary ruler is limited by the country’s constitution and laws |
| parliamentary system | a system in which both the legislative and executive functions reside at an elected assembly |
| prime minister | head of a parliamentary system |
| devolution | transferring power to local authorities |
| collective farms | a farm where the land is owned by the government but rented to a family |
| human rights | fundamental rights that belong to every person on Earth |
| Mao Zedong | founded People’s republic of China, led country for ~30 years and set it on a new political and economic path, against individualism, executed over 1 million political opponents, strict contols placed on freedom of expression, taught loyalty to communist party (died 1976) |
| Deng Xiaoping | welcomed foreign trade and investment, resisted people’s efforts to make it democratic, hundreds of students who were pro-democratic killed, |
| Jintao Hu | secretary-general of CCP president of China |
| Jiabao Wen | premier, heads state council |
| Richard Nixon | president of U.S. who made a visit to China in 1972 |
| unitary system | a system in which power is centralized |
| Dynasties | families that hold power for many generations |
| house of commons | lawmakers of british parilament |
| house of lords | highest court appeal of british parliament |
| labour party | wants more active role in government (like democratic party) |
| conservative party | wants minimal government interference (like republican party) |
Combine with other sets
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