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Frequently Used Political Terms Defined

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Define:

Altruism
Anarchy
Andocracy
Autocracy
Autonomy
Bicameral vs. Unicameral
Capitalism
Communism
Democracy
Direct Democracy
Fascism
Laissez-Fair
Liberal Democracy
Liberalism (modern)
Liberalism (classic)
Libertarianism
Oligarchy
Plutocracy
Populist Democracy
Representative Democracy
Socialism
Theocracy

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This solution provides a brief definition for commonly used political terms.

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Altruism: The devotion to the interests of others above the self.

Anarchy: Conditions of lawlessness and disorder brought about by the absence of any controlling authority.

Andocracy: State ruled by men where moral authority and property is exclusively in the hands of males (andrarchy or Phallocracy)

Autocracy: Form of government where unlimited power is held by a single individual.

Autonomy: a limited form of independence

Bicameral vs. Unicameral: Legislature of a government either has two ...

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