I want them to be able to make a difference but not get head strong and start to abuse this power. ... These local powers would contain the least amount of decision making bodys but it will also have to report to bigger larger powers. ... Overall this is my ideal government because it spreads out the balance of power so no one body is able to abuse its power. It would be a rare occasion hat all bodies would agree on something the people did not want because of the citizen involvment and voting requirments along with the division of power and way leaders is set up in this "utopian" government. ...

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The United States is a unique body because of how and why it started as well as its geographical location. ... The people who came to America were the broken and unhappy in England and all were trying to find a place where they could start new and create a political structure that would facilitate an individual freedom unlike anything that they had previously experienced in Europe. ...

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American Government Study Guide Theocracy - a system of government in which God himself rules personally or through chosen representatives. Autocracy - rule by one whose will is supreme. Absolute Monarchy - a government headed by a hereditary ruler whose power is limited by a constitution and ...

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These ideas were a factor in why the colonists also started to lose trust in and want to distance themselves from the king and any such all-powerful single figure to make decisions on their behalf. ... The colonists were not content with being controlled by a separate body. ...

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At the beginning of this course I stated that defining politics as just a body of government is such a difficult task to do, because it is so much more than that. ... When I started to engage in the Discussion Board questions, it exercised my mind to view politics from a different perspective. ...

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