| A | B |
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| government | institution in which laws are made and public policy enforced |
| power | ability to command or prevent action...ability to achieve a desired end |
| Lincoln | "government of the people, government by the people, government for the people" |
| patriotism | love of one's country and the desire to protect it |
| Constitution | this document outlines are government |
| dictatorship | rule by those in power who are not concerned with the will of the people |
| public policy | those actions a government does - taxes, roads, schools |
| institution | an organization founded for religious, educational or social reasons |
| 2 basic forms of government | democracy and dictatorship |
| social contract theory | people voluntarily organize a government to serve their needs |
| monarchy | rule by a king or a queen |
| 2 most important freedoms | expression and thought |
| jurisprudence means | "philosophy of law" |
| country | place or a region |
| legislative | branch of government that makes the laws |
| direct democracy | all people propose and vote for laws |
| state | people living in a defined territory and organized with its own power and no other country can tell it what to do |
| executive | branch of government that enforces the laws |
| indirect democracy | people elect representatives to propose and vote on the laws |
| nation | a group of people united by a common descent, culture and history |
| judicial | branch of government that interprets the laws |
| majority and minority | the ____rules, but the ____ have rights |
| age, sex, disability, color, race, wealth | no one should be treated differently because of these characteristics |
| (1) 5 necessary beliefs of a democracy | all people have worth and importance |
| (2) 5 necessary beliefs of a democracy | all people are equal before the law |
| (3) 5 necessary beliefs of a democracy | majority rules, but minority have rights |
| (4) 5 necessary beliefs of a democracy | the necessity of compromise |
| (5) 5 necessary beliefs of a democracy | individual freedom |
