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12 Cards in this Set
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government
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institution through which a society makes and enforces it public policies
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public policies
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all those things governmnet decides to do
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state
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body of people, living in defined territory, organized pollitically, under government with power to enforce law without consent
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sovereignty
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ultimite authority within your territory
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dictatorship
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those who rule cannot be held responsible to the will of the people
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authoritarian
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gov. hold absolute and unchallenged authority over people
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totalitarian
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gov control every aspect of your life
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democracy
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supreme political authority rests with people
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direct democracy
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will of people translated into public policy directly by the people
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indirect / representative democracy
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sm group of people, chosen by the people, express popular will
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compromise
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blending / adjusting to find a position most acceptable to largest number of people
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anarchy
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absence of gov
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