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Foundations of Government

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Section 1

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state

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a political community that occupies a definite territory and has an organized government.

Back

totalitarian

Front

a system of government in which the government has total control

Back

divine right

Front

he idea that people are chosen by a god or gods to rule

Back

oligarchy

Front

a system of government in which a small group holds power

Back

confederacy

Front

a loose union of independent states

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authoritarian

Front

controlling all aspects of citizens' economic, political, and social lives

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democracy

Front

government in which the people rule

Back

social contract

Front

theory that by contract, people surrender to the state the power needed to maintain order and the state, in turn, agrees to protect its citizens

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dictatorship

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a system of government in which power is in the hands of one person who has total control

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soverignty

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the supreme and absolute authority within territorial boundaries

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unitary system

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a government that gives all key powers to the national or central government

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republic

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a government in which voters hold sovereign power; elected representatives, responsible to the people, exercise that power

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constitution

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a plan that provides the rules for government

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monarchy

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a system of government in which a king, queen, or emperor exercises supreme powers of government

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constitutional government

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a government in which a constitution has authority to place clearly recognized limits on the powers of those who govern

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government

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an institution through which leaders exercise power to make and enforce laws affecting the people under its control.

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nation

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a group of people united by bonds of race, language, custom, tradition, and sometimes, religion.

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federal system

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a government that divides the powers of government between the national government and state or provincial governments

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