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Nature
Mencius
electorate
China
Although one definition of totalitarianism is a unitary government (dictatorship, junta, or oligarchy), the definition actually refers to its operation, in attempting to control all aspects (the total) of a society. Another term for concentrated government is authoritarianism.
constitutional monarchy
All powers are held by a central government.
taoism and confuianism
Taoism
Shintoism is most concerned with the things that happen in this world.
The candelabra used during Hanukkah actually holds 9 candles and is called a Hannukiah (Hanukkah-menorah).
heredity
The focus of the yin and yang is to find a balance in nature.
belief that a monarch's authority to rule comes from a supreme being
Shavuot "sha-VOO-ote" in Hebrew. The word means "Weeks", probably because of
the holiday's timing: It's the only holiday in the Torah without a date of its own,
defined only as commencing seven weeks after the beginning of Passover.
In 2011, Shavuot begins at sunset on Tuesday, June 7.
The belief that the state originated due to changes in the social order
Legalism stresses unquestioning obedience to the government.
