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Bureaucracy
Characteristics• Working together• Below another person
Definitiona system of government in which
most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives
SentenceThe bureaucracy we live in
allows us freedoms.
Legalism
Characteristics• Limited freedoms• Many rules
Definitionextreme loyalty to the law
SentenceIn a legalism society you
have limited freedoms.
Autocracy
Characteristics• Powerful leaders• Similar to a dictatorship
Definitiona system of government by one
person with absolute power
SentenceIn an autocracy society, one
person has all the power.
Epic
Characteristics• Long• Heroic tale
Definitiona long poem, typically one derived
from ancient oral tradition, narrating the deeds and adventures of heroic or legendary figures or the history of a nation
SentenceAn example of an epic is The
Odyssey and also Illiad, both by Homer.
Direct Democracy
Characteristics• No elected representatives• Outcome is decided by voters
Definitiona form of democracy in which
people decide policy initiatives directly
SentenceIn a direct democracy people
vote for their policies, also known as pure democracy.
Republic
Characteristics• No titles are inherited• Leaders are chosen
Definitiona state in which supreme power is
held by the people and their elected representatives, and which has an elected or nominated president rather than a monarch
SentenceThe New Republic replaced
the Galactic Empire in the Star Wars universe.
Dictator
Characteristics• Self-appointed leader• No governing body to check
leader’s power
Definitiona ruler with total power over a
country, typically one who has obtained power by force
SentenceTwo well known dictators are
Fidel Castro in Cuba and Adolf Hitler in Germany, causing the Holocaust.
Inflation
Characteristics• Price of items increase• One item’s price increasing
can also increase the price of another object
Definitiona general increase in prices and
fall in the purchasing value of money
SentenceInflation causes the stock
market to change its prices.
Civil Service
Characteristics• Employment based on
competitive
Definitionthe permanent professional
branches of a government's administration, excluding military and judicial branches and elected politicians
SentenceAll people employed in
government administration except for military and politicians.
Assimilation
Characteristics• Becoming similar to a
population• Joining in
Definitionprocess by which a person or
persons acquire the social and psychological characteristics of a group
SentenceChristians attempted to
assimilate everybody to Christianity.