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1.

-cracy: govern

democracy-government by the people, exercised either directly or through 

elected representatives or a political or social unit that has such a government.

bureaucracy- administration of a government chiefly through bureaus or 

departments staffed with nonelected officials.

bureau- a government department or a subdivision of a department or an office, usually of a large organization, that is responsible for a specific duty.

FBI=Federal Bureau of Investigation

2.

uni- one; single

union-a combination so formed, especially an alliance or confederation of 

people, parties, or political entities for mutual interest or benefit.

uniform-a distinctive set of clothing intended to identify the members of 

a specific group.

unicorn-a fabled creature symbolic of virginity and usually represented as a 

horse with a single straight spiraled horn projecting from its forehead.

3.

-clude: close

exclude- to prevent from being included, considered, or accepted; reject or to put out; expel.

include- to contain or take in as a part, element, or member.

seclude- to set or keep apart, as from social contact with others. 

       (se-select, separate )

4.

alternative- a choice or course of action that is mutually exclusive with another or one of a number of possible choices or courses of action.

preservative-something used to preserve, especially a chemical added to foods 

to inhibit spoilage or tending to preserve or capable of preserving.

representative-one that serves as an example or type for others of the 

same classification.

conservative- favoring traditional views and values; tending to oppose change

or traditional or restrained in style.

5.

alter- change

alteration- the act or procedure of altering or the condition resulting from altering; modification.

party alteration政黨輪替

rotate vs. switch

rotate- to turn around on an axis or center or to proceed in sequence; take turns or alternate.

switch-an exchange or a swap, especially one done secretly.a transference or 

shift, as of opinion or attention.

6.

-al: noun

refusal- the act or an instance of refusing or the opportunity or right to accept or reject something before it is offered elsewhere.

removal- the act of removing or state of being removed.

7.

utopia- an ideally perfect place, especially in its social, political, and moral aspects.

dystopia-an imaginary place or state in which the condition of life is extremely bad, 

as from deprivation, oppression, or terror.

Utopian and Dystopian Fiction:

Plato-The Republic

George Orwell -Nineteen Eighty-Four

Suzanne Collins -The Hunger Games 

8.

Declaration of Independence- is the statement adopted by the Continental Congress

meeting at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on July 4, 1776, which announced that the 

thirteen American colonies, then at war with Great Britain, regarded themselves as

thirteen newly independent sovereign states, and no longer a part of the British Empire. Instead they formed a new nation—the United States of America.