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Core Concepts 8

social studies

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limited government is a government structure in which government actions are limited by law
unlimited government a government structure in which there are no effective limits on government actions
tyranny unjust use of power
government a group of people who have power to make a enforce laws for a country or area
constitution a system of basic rules and principles by which a government is organized
state a region that shares a common government
city-state is a independent state consisting of a city and its surrounding territory
empire is a state containing several countries
democracy is a form of government in which citizens hold political power and citizens are the ultimate source of government power and authority
monarchy is a form of government in which the state is ruled by a monarch
authoritarian government is one in which all power is held by a single person or small group
communism a political and economic system in which the government owns all property and makes all economic decisions
unitary system a central government that makes laws for the entire country
federal system power is divided among central, regional, and local governments
sovereignty supreme authority or power
foreign policy a set of goals describing how a country's government plans to interact with other countries' governments
treaty a formal agreement between 2 or more countries
diplomacy is managing communication and relations between countries
citizen a legal member of a country
civic life activities having to do with one's society and community
civic preparation taking part in government
political party a group that supports candidates for public offices
interest group a group that seeks to influence public policy on certain issues
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