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state |
political community that occupies a definite territory, organization government with power to make and enforce laws without approval of higher authority |
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essential features of the states |
1. population 2. territory 3. sovereignty 4. government |
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key characteristic of a state |
sovereignty |
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machinery of the the state |
government |
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unitary |
all power is to national/central government |
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federal |
government divides power of government between national government and state or provincial governments |
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purposes of government |
1. maintain social order 2. provide public services 3. provide national security 4. making economic decisions |
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social contract theory |
people agrees to rules (laws) to maintain social order. theory is by Hobbes, Locke, in England and Rousseau in France. |
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social contract theory |
people agrees to rules (laws) to maintain social order. theory is by Hobbes, Locke, in England and Rousseau in France. |
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constitution |
plan of government |
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social contract theory |
people agrees to rules (laws) to maintain social order. theory is by Hobbes, Locke, in England and Rousseau in France. |
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constitution |
plan of government |
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written constitution cons |
1. cannot spell out every custom, tradition of a country |
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written constitution pros |
guidelines |
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written constitution pros |
guidelines |
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autocracy |
rule by one person. oldest and one of the most common forms of government |
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totalitarian dictator |
government seeks all aspects of social and economic life EX. Hitler, Stalin |
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monarchy |
king, queen, exercises supreme powers of government. inherit position |
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constitutional monarchy |
Monarchs share government powers with elected legislatures EX. GB, Japan, Sweden, |
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constitutional monarchy |
Monarchs share government powers with elected legislatures EX. GB, Japan, Sweden, |
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oligarchy |
rule by few |
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democracy |
rule by many |
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direct democracy |
people vote on issues |
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direct democracy |
people vote on issues |
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indirect democracy "representative democracy" |
elect others to make laws |
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republic |
voters hold sovereign power |
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characteristics of democracy |
1. individual liberty 2. major rule with minority rights 3. free elections 4. competing political parties |
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the soil of democracy |
1. favorable economy 2. widespread education 3. social consensus |
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developed nationa |
large industries, technology EX. Japan US |
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developing nations |
starvation, disease, political turmoil EX. Africa, Southeast Asia |
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NAFTA |
North American Free Trade Agreement, U.S., Canada, Mexico, eliminates tariffs between countries |
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NAFTA |
North American Free Trade Agreement, U.S., Canada, Mexico, eliminates tariffs between countries |
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international groups |
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NAFTA |
North American Free Trade Agreement, U.S., Canada, Mexico, eliminates tariffs between countries |
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international groups |
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economics |
study of human efforts to satisfy seemingly unlimited wants through the use of limited resources |
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NAFTA |
North American Free Trade Agreement, U.S., Canada, Mexico, eliminates tariffs between countries |
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international groups |
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economics |
study of human efforts to satisfy seemingly unlimited wants through the use of limited resources |
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the role of economic systems |
1. what and how much should be produces 2, how goods/ services should be produced 3. who gets the goods and services produced |
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capitalism |
•Free Enterprise •pure capitalism •competition among business is •the key to capitalism •gradually evolved in Europe |
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socialist |
•three main goals 1. distribution of wealth 2. society's control through its govt of all major decisions abt production 3. public ownership of most land •people have basic human rights and have some control over govt officials through free elections •Great Britain, Tanzania, democratic socialism |
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communist |
•Karl Marx-buried in England •wrote communist manifesto •capitalism would collapse •two classes bourgeoise owns production •proletariat- work to produce goods |
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