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32 Cards in this Set
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a state without government or law |
anarchy |
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institution through which leaders exercise power to make and enforce laws affecting the people under its control |
government |
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group of people united by common bonds of race, language, custom, or religion |
nation |
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political community that occupies a definite territory and has an organized government |
state |
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political community that occupies a definite territory and has an organized government |
country |
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the supreme and absolute authority withen territorial boundaries |
sovereignty |
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the idea that people are chosen by a god or gods to rule |
divine right |
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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 its citizens |
social contract |
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government that gives all key powers to the national or central government |
unitary system |
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a loose union of independent states |
confederacy |
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government that divides the powers of government between the national government and state or provincial governments |
federal system |
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plan that provides the rules for government |
constitution |
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government in which a constitution has authority to place clearly recognized limits on the powers of those who govern |
constitutional government |
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controlling all aspects of citizens' economic, political, and social lives |
authoritarian |
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system of government in which the government has total control |
totalitarianism |
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system of government in which the power is in the hands of one person who has total control |
dictatorships |
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system of government in which a small group holds power |
oligarchy |
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system of government in which a king, queen, or emperor exercises supreme powers of government |
monarchy |
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government in which the people rule |
democracy |
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government i which voters hold sovereign power; elected representatives, responsible to the people, exercise that power |
republic |
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study of how people and nations use their limited resources to attempt to satisfy wants and needs |
economics |
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an economic system in which private citizens own and use factors of production in order to generate profits |
capitalism |
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economic system in which buyers and sellers make free choices in the market place |
free market |
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the opportunity to control one's own economic decisions |
free enterprise |
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the philosophy that government shlould keep its hands off the economy |
laissez-faire |
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system in which the government regulates private enterprise |
mixed economies |
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an economic system in which the government owns the basic means of production, distributes the products and wages, and provides social services such as healthcare and welfare |
socialism |
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socialist who is committed to democracy but wants government involvement in the distribution of wealth |
democratic socialist |
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economic system in which the government controls the factors of production |
command economy |
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capitalists who own the means of production |
bourgeoisie |
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workers who produce the goods |
proletariat |
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economic system in which the factors of production are collectively owned and the central government directs all major economic decisions |
communism |
