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Unit 1 America. Gov.

QuestionAnswer
Centralized Gov. where all powers belong to a single agency Unitary Government
Powers are divided between central &Several local Gov. Federal Gov.
Alliance of Independent states Confederate Gov.
Individual or group claims control over a territory Force Theory
Population formed out of primitive families. Heads of families become the Gov. Evolutionary Theory
People believe God chooses who will rule the territory Divine Right Theory
People chose to give the state enough power to promote the well being of everyone Social Contract
Powers are held by 1 person Dictatorship
Power is held by a small, often self appointed elite Oligarchy
Ruled by one Autocracy
Body of people, living in a defined territory State
Where citizens rule directly & not through representatives Direct democracy
Sovereign power held by those who are eligible to vote. Republic
Gov. is restricted in what it may do & that every individual that has certain rights Limited Government
Gov. should serve & by guided by the will on people Representative Gov.
The minority accepts the majority decision Majority Rule
Ability of a state to govern its territory free from control of its internal affairs by the other states Sovereignty
Limits power of king Magna Carta
Banned king from punishing, King cannot declare war Petition of Right
Make laws, Congress Legislative branch
Enforces laws, President Executive Branch
Interprets laws, Courts Judicial Branch
Natural state is war, Social contracts, made Leviathan Thomas Hobbes
An people born free, made 2 treaties of Gov John Locke
Wanted Direct democracy, made Social contract Jean Jacques Rousseau
believed in Separation of Powers, madeThe spirit of Laws. Montesquieu
What is the difference between Presidential and Parliamentary System? Presidential uses the legislative branch & executive Parliamentary Uses only legislative
Large or small, Diverse Population
Land with boundaries Territory
Power within territory Sovereignty
Political Organization Government
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