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people
100

is a system of government in which a small group holds power

what is oligarchy

100

is speculation based on study

what is theocracy

100

is the capacity to direct or influence the behavior of others or the course of events

what is power

100

is the ability of a person or group to exercise all necessary functions of regulation 

what is self government

100

was a Genevan philosopher, writer, and composer.

who is Jean-Jacques Rousseau

200

is a state without government and laws

what is anarchy

200

is a government in which voters hold sovereign power; elected representatives, responsible to the people, exercise that power.

what is the republic

200

is a country governed by a dictator

what is dictatorship

200

is the "full comprehension of a situation"

what is Enlightment

200

was a French judge, man of letters, and political philosopher. 

Baron de Montesquieu

300

is a form of democracy in which people decide on policy initiatives directly.

what is Direct Democracy

300

is an economic system in which the factors of production are collectively owned and the central government directs all major economic decisions

what is communism

300

is a decision rule that selects alternatives which have a majority, that is, more than half the votes. 

what is majority rule

300

a person engaged or learned in philosophy, especially as an academic discipline.

what is a Philosopher

300

a royal charter of rights agreed to by King John of England at Runnymede, near Windsor, on 15 June 1215.

who is Magna Carta

400

 is a system of government in which supreme power over a state is concentrated in the hands of one person

what is autocracy

400

is a mixed or compound mode of government that combines a general government with regional governments in a single political 

what is federalism

400

an institution through which leaders exercise power to make and enforce laws affecting the people under its control

what is Government

400

is a set of beliefs or philosophies attributed to a person or group of persons, especially as held for reasons that are not purely epistemic

what is ideology

400

was an English philosopher, considered to be one of the founders of modern political philosophy. 

who is Thomas Hobbes

500

is a type of democracy founded on the principle of elected officials representing a group of people

what is Representative Democracy or Indirect

500

is a political community that occupies a definite territory and has an organized government

what is a state

500

is the philosophy that government should keep its hands of the economy

what is laissez-faire

500

was a set of rules for self-governance established by the English settlers who traveled to the New World

what is Mayflower Compact

500

was an agreement among the 13 original states of the United States of America that served as its first constitution.

what is the Constitutional Covention

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