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Chapter 1 Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Government | Made up of the formal institutions and processes through which decisions are made for a group of people |
| Power | Refers to the government's authority and ability to get things done. |
| Policy | Any decision made by government in pursuit or a particular goal |
| State | A political unit with the power to make and enforce laws over a group of people living within a clearly defined territory |
| Sovereignty | The supreme power to act within its territory and to control its external affairs |
| Politics | The process by which the government makes and carries out decisions |
| Legitimacy | Refers to when rulers are seen as right and proper by important segments of a nation's population |
| Divine Right of Kings | Made the king answerable only to God, not to the people he ruled |
| Social Contract Theory | Holds that the first governments formed as a result of people agreeing among themselves to submit to the authority of a state |
| Monarchy | The government is headed by one person, such as a king or queen, who exercises extreme authority |
| Dictatorship | A system of rule in which one person or a small group of people can hold unlimited power over government |
| Oligarchy | rule by a few |
| Republic | An indirect form of democracy that places political decision making at least one step away from the people |
| Unitary System | Sovereignty rests in a single, national government |
| Liberty | The ability of people to act and think as they choose |
| Self-government | The belief that ordinary people could aspire to rule themselves and do so as political equals |
| Majority Rule | A candidate can win an election by getting more than half the votes |
| Minority Rights | The political rights held by groups who make up less than half of the population |
| Federal System | Divided power over people and territory between a national government and regional levels of government |
| Confederal System | Independent states join forces by forming a confederation |
| Presidential System | Distinguished by having a president that is elected by the people for a limited term of office |
| Parliamentary System | The executive and legislative branches of government are combined |
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