AP CWG - Morris (Regimes)

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212557282	Teacher Morris	is cool.
212557283	Kitties	are awesome.
214113294	Oligarchy	Rule by a small group of people who share similar interests or family relations
214114686	Constitutional Monarchy	A political system that has a monarch, but one whose powers are limited by law or by a formal constitution.
214121612	Constitutional Republic	A political system whose powers are limited by law or a formal constitution, and chosen by vote amongst at least some sections of the populace. This type of political system that excludes sections of the populace from participation will typically claim to represent all citizens (by defining people without the vote as "non-citizens")
214123365	Dictatorship	Rule by an individual who has full power over the country. The term may refer to a system where the leader came to power, and holds it, purely by force-but it also includes systems where the leader first came to power legitimately but then was able to amend the constitution so as to, in effect, gather all power for themselves.
214266314	Monarchy	rule by an individual who has inherited the role and expects to bequeath it to their heir
214266542	Plutocracy	A political system composed of the wealthy class. Any of forms of political system listed here can also be this type of system. For instance, if all of the voted representatives in a republic are wealthy, then ut us a republic and this type of system.
214270873	Theocracy	Rule by a religious elite
225657540	Authoritarianism	a government that concentrates political power in an authority not responsible to the people
229154269	Totalitarianism	A political system that regulates nearly every aspect of public and private life.
229154270	Democracy	Rule by a government chosen by election where most of the populace are enfranchised. The right to vote is not limited by a person's wealth or race (the main qualification for enfranchisement is usually having reached a certain age). This type of political system is, therefore, one supported by a majority of the populace.