1. Bureaucracy Characteristics Working together Below another person
Definition
a system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives
Sentence
The bureaucracy we live in allows us freedoms.

2. Legalism Characteristics Limited freedoms Many rules Definition
extreme loyalty to the law
Sentence
In a legalism society you have limited freedoms.

3. Autocracy Characteristics Powerful leaders Similar to a dictatorship
Definition
a system of government by one person with absolute power
Sentence
In an autocracy society, one person has all the power.

4. Epic Characteristics Long Heroic tale Definition
a 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
Sentence
An example of an epic is The Odyssey and also Illiad, both by Homer.

5. Direct Democracy Characteristics No elected representatives
Outcome is decided by voters
Direct Democracy
Definition
a form of democracy in which people decide policy initiatives directly
Sentence
In a direct democracy people vote for their policies, also known as pure democracy.

6. Republic Characteristics No titles are inherited Leaders are chosen
Definition
a 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
Sentence
The New Republic replaced the Galactic Empire in the Star Wars universe.

7. Dictator Characteristics Self-appointed leader
No governing body to check leader’s power
Dictator
Definition
a ruler with total power over a country, typically one who has obtained power by force
Sentence
Two well known dictators are Fidel Castro in Cuba and Adolf Hitler in Germany, causing the Holocaust.

8. Inflation Characteristics Price of items increase
One item’s price increasing can also increase the price of another object
Inflation
Definition
a general increase in prices and fall in the purchasing value of money
Sentence
Inflation causes the stock market to change its prices.

9. Civil Service Characteristics Employment based on competitive
Definition
the permanent professional branches of a government's administration, excluding military and judicial branches and elected politicians
Sentence
All people employed in government administration except for military and politicians.

10. Assimilation Characteristics Becoming similar to a population
Joining in
Assimilation
Definition
process by which a person or persons acquire the social and psychological characteristics of a group
Sentence
Christians attempted to assimilate everybody to Christianity.