| A | B |
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| Origin of state | Theories concerning where countries came from |
| Social contract | People surrender power to the state in exchange for protecting them |
| Autocracy | one person has all the power and authority |
| Civil society | non-government groups; volunteers, clubs, associations, churchs, charities |
| John Locke | People had a right to modify government if it didn't protect their rights |
| Thomas Hobbes | Believed without government, a state of nature would exist |
| Preamble | Introduction to Constitution that explains the goals |
| Constitution | Document that sets up the government and provides rules |
| Monarchy | a king or queen inherits power and has absolute power |
| Adam Smith | Scottish philosopher who believed government should avoid intefering with the economy |
| Karl Marx | Wrote Das Kapital; Communist Philosopher |
| Constitutional Law | field of law that studies the powers of government and the powers of the people |
| Free Market | Government places no limits on buyers and sellers |
| Command Economy | government planners decide what and how much to produce |
| Communism | Name given for countries practice of using a command economy |
| Capitalism | Freedom of choice and individual incentives for people, small government involvement |
| Oligarchy | a small group holds power |
| Democracy | rule by the people |
| Aristotle | Greek Philosopher who classifed governments |
| Sovereignty | makes and enforces laws without approval from another authority |
| Kurds | largest nation of people with no country |
| Constitutional Monarchy | Country where king or queen is limited by the law, leaders are elected |
| Direct Democracy | all citizens cast a vote for all government decisions |
| Representative Democracy | people elect leaders to make decisions for them |
| Unitary Governments | Formation of government that gives all key powers to central or national government |
| Federal Governments | formation of government that divides power between national and state governments |
| Majority Rule | decisions are made by the will of the majority |
| Evolutionary Theory | Countries evolved from large and extended family organizations |
| Force Theory | Walled cities, countries emerged from the need to resist an enemy |
| Divine Right Theory | People are chosen by God to rule |
| Barack Obama | President of the United States |
| Confederation | a loose union of independent states that hold most key powers |
| Developing Nations | poor countries that have not yet achieved significant industries or technology |
| Industrialized nations | Have large industries, advanced technology and better living conditions |
| Constitutional Government | Places limits on the government and the constitution is a higher authority |
| Republic | No king or queen; voters hold sovereign power |
| Socialism | Government run major industries: education, banking, health care, welfare |
| WWII | Last time Congress declared war |
| Great Britain | unwritten constitution |
| Japan, Saudi Arabia, United Kingdom | unitary governments |
| U.S. Canada and Mexico | federal governments |
Our Student Teacher,  | Ms. Black |
| Characteristics of Democracy | majority rule / protection of minority rights |
| What is needed to make Democracy Grow | Large Middle Class |
| What is needed to make Democracy Grow | Educated and civil society |
| Needed to make democracy grow | Consensus and citizens participating in Gov |
| North Korea, Vietnam, Cuba | Communist Countries |
| United Kingdom, Japan, Norway | Constitutional Monarchies |
| United States, Mexico, Germany, Canada | Federalist Countries |
| Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar | Absolute Monarchies |
| United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia, Norway | Unitary Governments |
| Kinds of Democracy | Direct, Representative, Constitutional Monarchies |
| Democrat and Republican | Political Parties |
| bourgeoisie | class that controls wealth and resources |
| proletariat | working class |
| Leviathan | Book by Thomas Hobbes |
| United Nations | International group devoted to keeping peace in the world |
