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Unit 4: Test 1
Civics, Government, and Global Politics: Test 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| civics | the study the rights and duties of citizens and of how the government works |
| nation-state | a political unit, such as a country, with defined borders, people, sovereignty, and a system of government |
| sovereignty | having power and authority over the people who reside within a defined area |
| government | a system people use to exercise authority, distribute power, and regulate conduct of people |
| republic | a government where people hold the power of government and choose leaders to make laws and decisions for them |
| popular sovereignty | the power and authority of the government comes from the people |
| limited government | the government’s power over its citizens is restricted by laws or a constitution |
| federalism | power is divided and shared between the federal and state governments |
| separation of powers | power is divided among different branches of government |
| checks and balances | the way in which the different branches of government keep each other from having too much power |
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