| A | B |
|---|
| state | political community in a territory |
| sovereign | state makes and enforces laws |
| nation | bonded by language, race, custom |
| nation-state | state and nation coincide |
| consensus | agreement |
| social contract | people surrender freedoms to state; state protects |
| unitary system | all key powers given to central government |
| federal government | powers divided between national gov. and states |
| confederacy | loose union of independent states |
| constitution | plan that provides rules for gov. |
| constitutional government | constitution limits powers on rulers |
| preamble | intro. - sets goals and purpose of the constitution |
| Constitutional law | studies how to interpret the Constitution |
| politics | effort to control government policies |
| industrial nations | have large industries and advanced technology |
| developing nations | are beginning to develop industrially |
