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| 9973309787 | Anarchy | a condition of lawlessness or political disorder brought about by the absence of governmental authority | 0 | |
| 9973309788 | Commonwealth | a nation, state, or other political entity founded on law and united by the compact of the people for the common good | 1 | |
| 9973309789 | Communism | a system of government in which the state plans and controls the economy and a single - often authoritarian - party hold power; state controls are imposed with elimination of private ownership of property or capital while claiming to make progress toward a higher social order in which all goods are equally shared by the people (i.e., a classless society) | 2 | |
| 9973309790 | Confederacy (Confederation) | a union by compact or treaty between states, provinces, or territories, that creates a central government with limited powers; the constituent entities retain supreme authority over all matter except those delegated to the central government | 3 | |
| 9973309791 | Constitutional | a government by or operating under an authoritative document (constitution) that sets forth the system of fundamental laws and principles that determines the nature, functions, and limits of that government | 4 | |
| 9973309792 | Constitutional Democracy | a form of government in which the sovereign power of the people is spelled out in a governing constitution | 5 | |
| 9973309793 | Constitutional Monarchy | a system of government in which a monarch is guided by a constitution whereby their rights, duties, and responsibilities are spelled out in written law or by custom | 6 | |
| 9973309794 | Democracy | a form of government in which the supreme power rests in the body of citizens entitled to vote for officers and representatives responsible to them | 7 | |
| 9973309795 | Democratic Republic | a state in which the supreme power rests in the body of citizens entitled to vote for officers and representatives responsible to them | 8 | |
| 9973309796 | Dictatorship | a form of government in which a ruler of small clique wield absolute power (not restricted by a constitution or laws). Also, a system in which the citizens do no possess the right to choose their leaders | 9 | |
| 9973309797 | Ecclesiastical | a government administrated by a church | 10 | |
| 9973309798 | Empire | a major political unit having a territory of great extent or a number of territories of peoples under a single sovereign authority; ESPECIALLY; one having an emperor as chief of state | 11 | |
| 9973309799 | Federal (Federative) | a form of government in which sovereign power is formally divided - usually by mean of constitution - between a central authority and a number of constituent regions (states, colonies, or provinces) so that each region retains some management of its internal affairs; differs from a confederacy in that the central government exerts influence directly upon both individuals as well as upon the regional units | 12 | |
| 9973309800 | Federal Republic | a state in which the powers of the central government are restricted and in which the component parts (states, colonies, or provinces) retain a degree of self-government; ultimate sovereign power rests with the voters who chose their governmental representatives | 13 | |
| 9973309801 | Maosim | the theory and practice of Marxism-Leninism developed in China by Mao Zedong (Mao Tse-tung), which states that continuous revolution is necessary if the leaders of a communist state are to keep in touch with the people | 14 | |
| 9973309802 | Marxism | the political, economic, and social principles espoused by 19th century economist Karl Marx; he viewed the struggle of workers as a progression of historical forces that would be proceed from a class struggle of the proletariat (workers) exploited by capitalists (business owners), to a socialist "dictatorship of the proletariat," to, finally, a classless society - communism | 15 | |
| 9973309803 | Marxism-Leninism | an expanded form of communism developed by Lenin from doctrines of Karl Marx; Lenin saw imperialism as the final stage of capitalism and shifted the focus of workers' struggle from developed to underdeveloped countries | 16 | |
| 9973309804 | Monarchy | a government in which the supreme power is lodged in the hands of a monarch who reigns over a state or territory, usually for life and by hereditary right; the monarch may be either a sole absolute ruler or a sovereign - such as a king, queen, or prince - with constitutionally limited authority | 17 | |
| 9973309805 | Oligarchy | a government in which control is exercised by a small group of individuals whose authority generally is based of wealth or power | 18 | |
| 9973309806 | Parliamentary Democracy | a political system in which the legislature (parliament) selects the government - a prime minister, premier, or chancellor along with the cabinet ministers - according to party strength as expressed in elections; by this system, the government acquires a dual responsibility: to the people as well as to the parliament | 19 | |
| 9973309807 | Parliamentary Government (Cabinet-Parliamentary Government) | a government in which members of an executive branch (the cabinet and its leader - a prime minister, premier, or chancellor) are nominated to their positions by a legislature or parliament, and are directly responsible to it; this type of government can be dissolved at will by the parliament (legislature) by means of a no confidence vote or the leader of the cabinet may dissolve the parliament if it can no longer function | 20 | |
| 9973309808 | Parliamentary Monarchy | a state headed by a monarch who is not actively involved in policy formation or implementation (i.e., the exercise of sovereign powers by a monarch in a ceremonial capacity); true governmental leadership is carried out by a cabinet and its head - a prime minister, premier, or chancellor - who are drawn from legislature (parliament) | 21 | |
| 9973309809 | Republic | a representative democracy in which the people's elected deputies (representatives) , not the people themselves, vote on legislation | 22 | |
| 9973309810 | State | a politically organized body of people usually occupying a definite territory; ESPECIALLY: one that is sovereign | 23 | |
| 9973309811 | Socialism | a government in which the means of planning, producing, and distributing goods is controlled by a central government that theoretically seeks a more just and equitable distribution of property and labor; in actuality, most socialist governments have ended up being no more than dictatorships over workers by a ruling elite | 24 | |
| 9973309812 | Sultanate | similar to a monarchy, but a government in which the supreme power is in the hands of a sultan (the head of a Muslim state); the sultan may be an absolute ruler or a sovereign with constitutionally limited authority | 25 | |
| 9973309813 | Theocracy | a form of government in which a Deity is recognized as the supreme civil ruler, but the Deity's laws are interpreted by ecclesiastical authorities (bishops, mullahs, etc.); a government subject to religious authority | 26 | |
| 9973309814 | Totalitarian | a government that seeks to subordinate the individual to the state by controlling not only all political and economic matters, but also the attitudes, values, and beliefs of its population | 27 |
