Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
20 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
States where the population shares a general political and social ______, or agreement about basic beliefs, have the most stable governments.
|
consensus
|
|
|
sovereignty
|
the state has supreme and absolute authority within it's territorial boundaries.
|
|
|
social contract
|
people surrendered to the state the power needed to mantain order.
|
|
|
John Locke
|
When government failes to preserve the rights of the people, the people could justly break the contract
|
|
|
Purposes of Government
|
(1)maintain social order;(2)provide public services;(3)provide national security and a common defense;(4)provide for and control economic system;
|
|
|
unitary system
|
gives all key powersto the national or central government
|
|
|
federal system
|
divides the powers of govern. between the national govern. and state
|
|
|
confederacy
|
loose union of independent states
|
|
|
constitution
|
plan that provides the rules for government
-sets our ideals that the people bound by the constituion believe in and share -basic structure of govern. powers and duties -supreme law for country |
|
|
constitutional govern.
|
govern. in which constitution has authority to place clearly reconginized limits on the powersof those who govern
|
|
|
preamble
|
sets forth the goals and purposes to be served by the govern.
|
|
|
autocracy
|
power in the hands of a single individual
|
|
|
oligarchy
|
small group holds power
|
|
|
democracy
|
rule by the people
|
|
|
free market
|
buyers and sellers were free to make unlimited econmic decisions in the marketplace
|
|
|
command economy
|
decisions are made at the upper levels of government and handed down to managers.
|
|
|
unicameral
|
single-chamber, congress
|
|
|
popular sovereignty
|
rule by the people
|
|
|
federalism
|
power divided between national and state
|
|
|
separation of powers
|
each branhs has its responsibilties
|
