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The institution through which the state, nation, or community maintains social order, provides public services, and enforces decisions that are binding on all people that live
under its jurisdiction.
under its jurisdiction.
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The idea that government grew out of the primitive family because the head(s) of the primitive family served as the governing body; the parent(s) acted as the
authority figure for the rest of the family.
authority figure for the rest of the family.
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The institution through which the state, nation, or community maintains social order, provides public services, and enforces decisions that are binding on all people that live under its jurisdiction. | Goverment |
| The idea that government grew out of the primitive family because the head(s) of the primitive family served as the governing body; the parent(s) acted as the authority figure for the rest of the family. | Evalutionary Theory |
| The idea that more advanced government emerged when people within a large area were brought under the authority of one person or group; the ruler(s) typically maintained power through the threat of violence. | Force Theory |
| The belief that the authority to rule over a territory has been bestowed upon someone or some group by a god or group of gods. | Divine Right Theory |
| The idea that people within a territory have consented to the authority of the government and its social rules either explicitly or tacitly (implied). | Social Contract Theory |
| Powers the government assumes to enforce its laws or decisions upon its citizens; in a democracy people generally accept/respect the powers assumed by the government. | Authoritative Powers |
| When the government or one of its agents uses the threat of force to gain compliance from its citizens. | Coercive Powers |
| The links between people and institutions working cooperatively to keep society stable. | Social Order |
| Essential goods or services that the government has taken on the responsibility to provide to its citizens. | Public Services |
| The ways nations organize to protect their borders, guard their national interests, and shield their citizens and businesses through diplomacy and maintaining a military force. | National Security |
| A system of government in which the same territory is controlled by multiple levels of government – national, state, and local. | Federal System |
| A single written document that explicitly creates government institutions, defines the scope of government power, and guarantees certain civil liberties. | Constitution (“Little ‘c’”) |
| The efforts by individuals, groups, institutions, or political parties to influence or control government for their benefit. | Politics |
| A group or organization seeking special advantages from the government, typically through political lobbying or campaign donations. | Special Interest Group |
| A system of government run by one person with absolute power – dictator, king/queen, czar/czarina, emperor/empress. | Autocracy |
| A system of government whereby all political power is controlled by a small group of people – typically unelected. | Oligarchy |
| A system of government where political power is controlled by the citizens of a territory. | Democracy |
| A form of democracy in which all policies and laws are decided by a majority of the citizens; all eligible citizens have a voice and a vote on all matters political, there is no elected representative body. | Direct Democracy |
| A form of democracy whereby political power is controlled by elected representatives chosen by the citizens of a territory. | Representative Democracy: A form of democracy whereby political power is controlled by elected representatives chosen by the citizens of a territory. |
| Rights citizens are free to exercise that government cannot intrude upon. | Individual Liberty |
| A group of likeminded people who organize in order to acquire and exercise political power in a territory. | Political Party |
| A minority party (typically in the legislature) that opposes much of the political agenda of the majority party; this group typically forces the majority party to moderate its policies. | Loyal Opposition |
| Certain values or beliefs that are shared by the vast majority of a territory’s population regardless of race, social status, level of education, or religion. | Social Consensus |
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