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Purposes of Government
- Maintain social order
- Provide public services
- Provide national security
- Make economic decisions
Characteristics of Democracy
- Individual liberty
- Majority rule with minority rights
- Free elections
- Competing political parties
Government Systems
- Unitary System -- National or central goverenment holds key powers
- Federal System -- Power is divided between the national government and state or provincial governments
Economic Theories
- Capitalism -- Emphasis on freedom of choice and indiviudal incentive
- Socialism -- Government owns means of production, decides how to use resources, and distributes wealth equally among people
- Communism -- No social classes; all property is held in common; government in unnecessary
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