a system where no form of government operates. When there is a total breakdown in society, e.g. after a civil war a state of anarchy is said to exist. Lack of government
Anarchy
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rule by one person or group. This group is all-powerful. Often associated with a military takeover of a state.
Dictatorship
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a state where only one political party exists and runs the country; often associated with a communist form of government, e.g. North Korea.
One-party state
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where religious leaders run the state
Theocracy
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a system of government based upon the consent of the people through an open and fair electoral system, where electors can choose from competing political parties or groups.
Democracy
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a system of government where all citizens take part in decision-making. A modern form of direct democracy is the use of referendums
Direct Democracy
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a system of government based upon representatives democracy and linked to freedoms and right for citizens
Liberal democracy
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a system of government where citizens are elected to represent others in an assembly. A UK example would be an MP or councilor
Representative democracy
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the ability to act, speak or think as one thinks
Freedom
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the state or fact of having to do something
Responsibility
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a moral or legal entitlement to have or do something
Right
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the name given to a parliament made up of two chambers, like the UK system with the House of Commons and the House of Lords
Bicameral
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employees of the state who administer our public policy
Civil Service
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a body normally elected that decides upon the laws that apply to a state. In the UK, Parliament is the legislature; in the USA, Congress is the legislature
Legislature
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a document produced by a political party at the time of an election outlining the policies it would like to introduce
Manifesto
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a system of hereditary power, passed down a family line. In the UK we have a constitutional monarchy, where the head of state is a monarch, but most of their powers have been transferred to the government and the monarch is seen as a neutral national
The monarchy
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is the head of government in the UK, the monarch is the Head of State. In the USA, the president holds both posts. The Prime Minister is normally the leader of the largest party in the House of Commons and is an MP. He or she is appointed by the mona
The Prime Minister
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rule by one person or group. This group is all-powerful. Often associated with a military takeover of a state.
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Dictatorship
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a state where only one political party exists and runs the country; often associated with a communist form of government, e.g. North Korea.
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Card 4
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where religious leaders run the state
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Card 5
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a system of government based upon the consent of the people through an open and fair electoral system, where electors can choose from competing political parties or groups.
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