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.