Mrs. Holmes- Spelling words
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AlwaysanEagle30 on October 14, 2010
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STUDY FOR YOUR SPELLING TEST IN MRS. HOLMES CLASS DURING FALL BREAK OR _FAIL!!!
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 AIDS | a disease caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) which makes the infected person vernerable to other diseases and which can result in death |
| Apartheid | official policy of racial segregation in South Africa involving political, legal and economic discrimination against people of color |
| Autocratic government system | a government in which the ruler has absolute power to do whatever he wishes and make and enforce whatever laws he chooses |
| Civil War | a within the same country |
| Confederation Government System | a system in which the local government holds all of the power and the central government depends on the local government for its existence |
| Democratic Government System | a political system in which the people play a much greater role in deciding who the rulers are and what decisions are made |
| Democracy | originates from the Greek word "demos" which means people; another name for democratic government system |
| Famine | extreme and general scarcity of food |
| Federal Government System | a political system in which power is shared between the national and local governments, including executive, legislative, and judicial branches |
| Oligarchy Government | a system in which a political party or other small group takes over a government and makes all of the major decisions; government by the few |
| Parlimentary Democratic Government | a democratic form of government in which the people vote for those who represent the political party they feel best represent the political party they feel best represents their views of how the government should operate |
| Presidential Form of Democratic Government | sometimes called a congressional form of government; in this type of government a president is chosen to be the leader |
| President | chief executive of a democratic government |
| Unitary Government System | local governments such as state or county systems may have some power, but they are under the control of the central government |
| Legislature | a type of representative deliberative assembly with the power to create, amend, and change laws |
| World Bank | an internationally supported bank that provides financial and technical assistance to developing countries for development |
| United Nations | an organization of independent states formed in 1945 to promote international peace and security |
| Dowry | money or property bought by a woman to her husband at marriage |
| Antiretrovial Drugs | medicines able to slow down the progress of the HIV/AIDS which are expensive and beyond the budgetsof many who are infected |
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