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Government
1st 9 Weeks Group 3 Vocabulary Social Studies
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| literacy rate | the percentage of people who are able to read and write |
| unitary | system of government in which a central authority has all the power |
| confederation | system of government with a loose association between the central government and local political units |
| federal | system of government in which power is divided between the national government and the regional government |
| autocratic | form of government in which one leader holds complete power |
| oligarchy | a small group of people with wealth or power has control of the government |
| democratic | form of government in which the people hold supreme power |
| parliamentary democracy | form of democracy in which the legislature is directly elected by the people, but the Prime Minister is elected by Parliament |
| presidential democracy | form of democracy in which the legislature and the President are directly elected by the people |
| federal republic | Power is divided between national and local governments and decisions are made by elected officials who represent the people |
| dictatorship | one person has absolute authority |
| mixed economy | economy that falls between a command economy and a market economy |
| market economy | economic decisions are based on what people buy and sell |
| command economy | government controls what and how things are produced |
| constitutional monarchy | a country has its own constitution but its head of state is a monarch |
| Aborigines | the original people of Australia |
| specialization | when countries produce only products they are good at producing |
| trade barrier | government imposed restriction to limit trade with other countries |
| tariff | a tax on imports or exports |
| quota | a fixed share of something that a person or group is entitled to receive or is bound to contribute |
| NAFTA | agreement between Canada, Mexico, and the United States to remove most tariffs between these nations |
| international trade | exchange of capital goods and services between countries |