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16 Cards in this Set
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Government
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A government is the institution through which society makes and enforces its public policies.
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Boycott
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A refusal to buy or sell
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Ratification
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Formal approval of a constitution, an ammendment or treaty
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soveriegn
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A government in which has supreme power of a state within its own territory
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Constitution
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A statement of limited government it clearly defines the distribution of pwoer through a system of checks and balances.
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Democracy
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system of government in which supreme authority rests with the people
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Charter
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A written grant of authority from the king
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Confederation
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Form of government in which an alliance of independent states creates a centeral government of very limited power, the state is soverign, unless a power has been given to the government
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State
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A body of people living in a defined territory, organized politically-with a government- with the power to make and enforce law without the consent of any higher authority
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Dictatorship
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Form of government in which those who rule cannot be held responsible to the will of the people
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6 Purposes of Constitution
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form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity
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4 Characteristics of a State
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population, soveriengty, territory, and government
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Social Contract Theory
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Locke and Hobbes thought that people lived in a
STATE OF NATURE NO GOVERNMENT EXISTED, and overtime through a contract, "constitution" members of state created government that SERVES THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE, and people are the sole source of its power |
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Force Theory
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State is born by force
all must submit to that person's rule when established all elements are present |
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Evolutionary Theory
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developes naturally by family
head family becomes government establishes clan/tribe |
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Divine Rights Theory
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God created everything therefore god chose the person who will rule
monarcy state created by god god created royal birth |
