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monarchy: power in the hands of a king or queen
the power is inherited through the members of family

dictatorship: power held by a person or small group
comes to power by overthrowing a government dictators are backed by military or police

democracy: power is held by all the people
through election process

direct democracy: laws and decisions are voted on directly by the people

representitive: citizen elect other citizen to act as their representative in government

monntesquieu: limited power of government
divided government
separation of powers
check and balances

john locke: born with natural rights
life liberty property
social contract
give up some rights to protect everyone's rights

mayflower compact: 1st direct democracy
self government
majority of people agree

magna carta: limited power of monarch 1st time
king shared power with parliament
protected rights
rule of law and due process

english bill of rights: rule of law and due process
limited government
cruel and unusual punishment excessive bail

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