Chapter 1 Study Guide

Front 1

List and define this characteristic of the state.

Population

Back 1

Population- state consists of people

Front 2

List and define this characteristic of the state.

Territory

Back 2

Territory- state must have land with boundaries

Front 3

List and define this characteristic of the state.

Government

Back 3

Government- structure and personnel by which a state is ruled

Front 4

List and define this characteristic of the state.

Sovereignty

Back 4

Sovereignty- supreme absolute power with its own territory

Front 5

For what reasons do people form governments?

1. To form a more:

Back 5

perfect union (union=strength)

Front 6

For what reasons do people form governments?

2. To establish:

Back 6

justice (law used reasonably and fairly)

Front 7

For what reasons do people form governments?

3. To ensure:

Back 7

domestic tranquility (without it people would live in anarchy)

Front 8

For what reasons do people form governments?

4. Provide for the:

Back 8

common defense (protect citizens)

Front 9

For what reasons do people form governments?

5. To promote:

Back 9

general welfare (responsibility to citizen’s needs)

Front 10

For what reasons do people form governments?

6. Secure the:

Back 10

blessings of liberty (freedom necessary for democracy)

Front 11

Define Autocracy

Back 11

A form of government in which one person hold unlimited political power.

Front 12

Define Oligrachy

Back 12

A form of government in which the power to rule is held by a small, usually self-appointed elite group.

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Legislative Branch:

Back 13

Makes laws and to frame public policies

Front 14

Executive Branch:

Back 14

To execute, enforce and administer law

Front 15

Judicial Branch:

Back 15

To interpret laws, determine their meaning, and settle disputes

Front 16

Types of Government

Unitary:

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Centralized Government in which all government powers belong to a single central agency

Front 17

Types of Government

Confederation:

Back 17

Joining of several groups for a common purpose

Front 18

Type of Government

Federal:

Back 18

Powers are divided between a central government and several local governments

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Type of Government

Democracy:

Back 19

Supreme authority rests with the people

Front 20

5 Basic concepts of Democracy

1. Worth of individual:

Back 20

Each individual is a distinct important being.

Front 21

5 Basic concepts of Democracy

2. Equality of all persons:

Back 21

Everyone is entitled to equal opportunity and equality under the law.

Front 22

5 Basic concepts of Democracy

3. Majority Rule & Minority Rights:

Back 22

Democracy expects that the majority will be right more often than it will be wrong, but, its rule is still restrained by minority rights.

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5 Basic concepts of Democracy

4. Necessity of Compromise:

Back 23

Compromise is the process needed to achieve majority agreement.

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5 basic concepts of Democracy

5. Individual Freedom:

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Individuals are as free as the welfare of all individuals can allow.