The origins of democracy
Bicameral
Having two legislative bodies or houses (adjective)
Autocracy
A gov in which one person rules (noun)
Sovereignty
The state of being autonomous or having authority over oneself (noun)
Unicameral
Having one legislative body or house (adjective)
Confederation
A unified group of states or nations (noun)
City-state
An independent state that governed a city and its surrounding areas (noun)
Democracy
A gov ruled by its people (noun)
Civil liberties
The right of citizens to exercise rights such as of speech or religion with minimal interference by the gov (noun)
Representation
The act of working as a lawmaker on behalf of a group of citizens (noun)
Reason
The mental faculty of rational argument or deduction (verb or noun)
Consul
An official in the Roman republic who led the government and commanded the army (noun)
Monarchy
A gov ruled by a person who has taken that authority (noun)
Civil rights
The personal rights of a citizen to be treated fairly under the law (noun)
Delegate
A person who represents others at a meeting (verb)
Due process
A principle of law that states a citizen cannot be denied his or her legal rights (noun)
Direct Democracy
A government in which citizens vote on policy initiatives directly (noun)
Theocracy
A gov ruled by religious authorities (noun)
Constitutional democracy
A system of gov in which the structure is set out in a written constitution and decisions and laws are made by popular vote
Natural rights
The basic rights to which all human beings are entitled
Rights
Claims or privileges that belong to a citizen (adjective, interjection, verb, noun or adverb)
Republic
A government in which power is held by elected officials on behalf of the people (noun + adjective)
Oligarchy
A gov ruled by a small, elite group (noun)
Policy
A plan of action taken by a gov to achieve a goal (noun)
Secular
Separate from any religious tradition (adjective)
Rule of law
The idea that all people and organizations must follow the law (noun)