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Government
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The state's right to rule itself | sovereignty |
| a legal distinction a nation makes between its own people and those of foreign countries | citizenship |
| the people and institutions with authority to establish and enforce public policies | government |
| is any course of government action directed toward a national goal | public policy |
| when people accept the authority of their own government an its rights to lead them | legitimacy |
| an agreement in which one superior person was selected to rule over the rest | social contract |
| a citizen's responsibility to his or her own country begins with this | allegiance |
| duties of a citizen in America include paying these | taxes |
| according to a social contract people gave up their freedom in exchange for | protection |
| diplomats that are sent to other countries to represent their own | ambassadors |
| an example of public policy goals | medical care |
| proposed a theory that created a state | Thomas Hobbs |