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25 Cards in this Set
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State
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A political community that occupes a definite territory and has an organized Government with the power to make and enforce laws without approval from high authority
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Nation
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Group of people united by nods of race, language, customs, tradition and some religions
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Nation State
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a country in which the territory of both the nation and state coincide
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constitution
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a plan that provides the rules for our govt.
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social contract
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theory that by contract, people surrender to the state the power needed to maintain order and the state, in turn, agrees to protect citzens
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Federalism
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a system in which power is divided between the national and state govt.
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Limited govt.
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a system in which the power of govt. is limited not absolute
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autocracy
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ststem of govt. in which the power to rule is in the hands of a single individual
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Monarchy
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autocracy in which a king, queen or emperor exercies supreme powers of the govt.
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Democracy
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govt. in which the people rule
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democracy
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govt. in which the people rule
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direct democracy
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a form of democracy in which people govern themselves by voting issues
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representative democracy
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a form of democracy in which people elect representatives and give them the responsiblility and power to make laws and conduct govt.
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Economics
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study of human effort to satisfy seemingly unlimited wants through the use of limited resources
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bicameral legislature
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two chamber legislature
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ideology
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a set of basic beliefs about life, culture, govt and society
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Liberal
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one who believes national govt should be active in promoting health, education, justice and equal opportunity.
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conservative
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one who believes govt. should be limited, except in supporting traditional values and promoting freedom and opportunity
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Capitalism
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an economic system based on private ownership of capital
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Libertarian
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broad spectrum of political philosophies which advocate the maximization of individual liberty and the minimization or even abolition of the state.
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totalitarian
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a government in which the political authority exercises absolute and centralized control; "a totalitarian regime crushes all ...
an adherent of totalitarian principles or totalitarian government |
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socialism
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an economic system in which the govt. owns the basic means of production, distributes the products and wages and provides social services such as health care and well fair
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free market
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economic system in which buyers and sellers make free choices in the marketplace
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command economy
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an economic system in which the govt. controls the factors of production
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constituent
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a person whom a member of Congress has been elected to represent
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