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Government Unit 1 Vocabulary

Terms in this set (11)

State
A nation or territory considered as an organized political community under one government.
Public Policy
Decisions and laws that a government makes in a particular area of public concern.
Sovereignty
The authority of a state to govern itself or another state.
Democracy
A form of government in which citizens govern themselves
Republic
A form of government in which citizens choose their leaders by voting.
Dictatorship
A form of government in which the leader has absolute power and authority.
Oligarchy
A government ruled by a few powerful people.
Autocracy
A system of government in which the power to rule is in the hands of a single individual.
Unitary Government
A centralized government in which all government powers belong to a single, central agency
Federal Government
Powers are divided between a central government and several local governments.
Confederation
An alliance of mostly independent states.
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