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16 Cards in this Set
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Government |
The institution through which a society make and enforces public policies. |
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All the things a government decides to do. |
Public policies |
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Legislative power |
The power to make laws. |
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A government in which all power rests with an individual or small group. |
Dictatorship |
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State |
A body of people, living in a defined territory, with a government that can make and enforce laws without the consent of any higher authority. |
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Sovereign |
To have supreme and absolute power within a territory. |
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What is the Force Theory? |
Holds that an individual or group claims control over a territory and forces the population to submit. |
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What is the Evolutionary Theory? |
Says that a population formed out of primitive families. The heads of these families became the government. |
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What is the Divine Right Theory? |
Holds that God created the state, making it sovereign. The government is made up of those chosen by God to rule a certain territory. |
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What is the Social Contract Theory? |
Holds that the people chose to give the state enough power to promote the well being of everyone and that all political power comes from the will of the people. |
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A government in which all power belongs to one central agency. |
Unitary government |
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Confederation |
An alliance of independent states. |
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A government with separate executive and legislative branches. |
Presidential government |
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Compromise |
The process of blending and adjusting competing views and interests. |
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An economic system characterized by the private ownership of capital goods, private investment, and a competitive marketplace that determines success or failure. |
Free enterprise system |
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Federal government |
A government in which power is divided between one central and several local governments. |
