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| 7221723564 | Social Contract | John Locke - our government is derived from this theory - people agree to give up their own power but only if the government is of the people, for the people, and by the people. | 0 | |
| 7221723565 | Divine Right Theory | God has chosen a family to rule | 1 | |
| 7221723574 | Federal Republic | The type of government describing the U.S. | 2 | |
| 7221723575 | Federal | Division of powers between the strong central government and local governments | 3 | |
| 7221723576 | Republic | The people have power - representative democracy | 4 | |
| 7221723577 | Confederate (Confederation) | Our first form of government, power is divided between a weak central government and local governments. | 5 | |
| 7221723578 | Unitary | All power is held by one central authority. | 6 | |
| 7221723579 | Autocracy | Rule by one - typically a dictator | 7 | |
| 7221723580 | Oligarchy | Rule by a few - typically an elite family | 8 | |
| 7221723581 | Democracy | Rule by the people | 9 | |
| 7221723584 | Procedural Due Process | The way the law is carried out must be fair | 10 | |
| 7221723585 | Substantive Due Process | The content of the law must be fair | 11 | |
| 7221723586 | Initiative | Tool of direct democracy - allows citizens of local government to put an issue on the ballot | 12 | |
| 7221723587 | Referendum | Tool of direct democracy - allows local the public to check the lawmakers by putting an issue on the ballot that they have passed but has not yet become law | 13 | |
| 7221723588 | Recall | Tool of direct democracy - allows citizens of local government to remove elected officials from office | 14 | |
| 7221723589 | Delegate | The elected official will vote the way their constituents want them to vote | 15 | |
| 7221723590 | Trustee | The elected official will vote based on the good of the whole | 16 | |
| 7221723594 | Declaration of Independence | T. Jefferson - break up letter - describes the type of government colonist deserve, lists the wrongs of the king, and talks about attempts to peaceful resolve the situation. | 17 | |
| 7221743406 | Pluralist view | the idea that no single elite has a monopoly on shaping public policy | 18 | |
| 7221748193 | Bureaucratic view | the idea that power is mainly in the hands of appointed officials | 19 | |
| 7221751607 | Marxist view | the idea that power is dominated by capitalists | 20 | |
| 7221753347 | Power Elite view | The idea that government is dominated by those special interest groups and powerful people outside of government | 21 |
