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Vocabulary Govt.

Unit one vocabulary

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state political community that occupies a definite territory and has an organozed government with the power to make and enforce laws without approval from any higher authority
nation group of people united by bonds of race, language,custom, tradition, and sometimes religion
consensus general agreement
sovereignty supreme and absolute authority within territorial boundaries
social contract theory that by contract, people surrender to the state that power needed to maintain order and the state, in turns, agrees to protect its citizen
unitary system government that gives all key powers to the national or central government
federal system government that divides the power of government between the national government and state or provincial government
confederacy league or alliance formed for an unlawful purpose
constitutional government government witha written constitution that describes the powers, rules, and the limits of the government
preamble statement in a constitution that sets forth the goals and purpose of government
industrialized nation nation with large industries and advanced technology that provides a more comfortable way of life than developing nation
developing nation nation only begining to develop industrially
autocracy system of government in which the power to rule is in the hands of a single individual
monarchy autocracy in which a king, queen, or emperor excersies supreme powers of government
oligarchy system of government in which a small group holds power
democracy government in which people rule
republic government in which voters hold sovereign power; elected representatives responsible to teh people, excercise that power
political party group of individuals with broad common interests who organize to nominate candidates for office, win elections, conduct government, and determine public party
free enterprise opportunity to control one's own economic decisions
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