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24 Cards in this Set
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State |
a body of people, living in a defined space, with the power to make and enforce laws, and with an organization to do this |
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Legislative Power |
the power to make laws and to frame public policies |
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Executive Power |
the power to execute, enforce, and administer laws |
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Judicial Power |
the power to interpret laws, to determine their meaning |
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Population |
the group of people who are the members or citizens of a state |
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Territory |
the area in which a state's rule applies |
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Government |
the organization inside a state that controls the actions and policies of the state |
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Autocracy |
a government in which one person has all the power >two types: a monarchy and a dictatorship |
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Monarchy |
a king or a queen rules the country |
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Dictatorship |
government where one leader has absolute control over citizens' lives |
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Oligarchy |
a small group of people that has all the power |
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Junta |
a small group of people, usually military officers, who rule a country after taking it over by force |
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Democracy |
citizens hold the political power |
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Theocracy |
a government that recognizes God or a divine being as the ultimate authority |
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Anarchy |
a government with no laws or political disorder due to the absence of governmental authority; complete freedom without government |
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Constitution |
the body of fundamental laws setting out the principles, structures, and processes of a government |
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Unitary Government |
a centralized government where all powers held by the government belong to a single, central agency |
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Federal Government |
a form of government in which powers are divided between a central government and several local governments |
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Rule of Law |
the idea that all people must follow the laws, and that the laws are enforced fairly |
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Self-Government |
people can make decisions on how their government should work |
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Due Process |
people have the right to fair and reasonable laws. officials have to follow rules when enforcing laws and to treat all people in the same way |
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Limited Government |
a government that has been limited in power by a constitution, or written agreement |
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Rights |
a set of things that people believe they should be free to do without restrictions |
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Compromise |
an agreement or a settlement of a dispute that is reached by each side making concessions |
