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| It is the dominant political unit in the world? | state (country-nation) |
| An institution where laws are made? | Government |
| Laws that are made and passed by our government? | Public Policies |
| Executive Power | power to enforce the law |
| Legislative Power | power to make law |
| Judicial Power | power to interpret law |
| It is the nation's fundamental law? | Constitution |
| Name the four characteristics of a state. | Government, Territory, Sovereignty,Population |
| A characteristic of a state that means --independent from outside control. | Sovereignty |
| Why is the location of sovereignty so important? | It determines the form of government |
| The social contract theory was developed by these two individuals? | Thomas Hobbes & John Locke |
| This theory suggest that the state developed when one person gained control of an area? | Force Theory |
| This theory consist of a belief that God gave those of royal birth the right to rule other people? | Divine Right Theory |
| This theory suggests that the state evolved over time? | Evolutionary Theory |
| People united voluntarily and entered into a contract to be governed are components of this theory? | Social Contract Theory |
| This term means no government? | Anarchy |
| Name the 6 purposes of government. | Perfect Union, Justice, Defense, General Welfare, Domstic Tranquility, Blessings of Liberty |
| A form of government in which all of the powers held by the government belong to one central agency. | Unitary Govt |
| A form of government where local governments may exists for the convenience of the central government. | Unitary Govt |
| A form of government where the power to govern are distributed between a central and state government. | Federal Govt |
| A form of government where the power to govern is held by an alliance of states. | Confederate Govt |
| When did the U.S. have a Confedeate form of government? | Articles of Confederation 1781-1787 & Confederate States 1861 - 1865 |
| Powers between the executive and legislative branches are separated in this form of government? | Presidential Govt |
| A form of government where the legislative and executive branches are not independent from one another? | Parliamentary Govt |
| The oldest and most common form of government? | Dictatorship |
| A form of government where the power to govern is held by one person? | Dictatorhip - (Autocracy) |
| All dictatorships are _?_, in which those in power hold absolute authority. | Authoritarian |
| Modern dictatorships tend to be _?_; they exercise complete control over the people. | Totalitarian |
| A form of government where supreme political authority rests with the people. | Democracy |
| Type of democracy where the will of the people is translated into public policy. | Direct |
| Where do we find direct democracies today. | Local Level - New England States |
| A type of democracy where popular will is expressed throught elected representatives. | Indirect or Representative Dem. |
| If the leader of a country is called a prime minister, we can assume it has this type of government. | Parliamentary Govt |
| This concept of democracy insists that people should be treated fairly. | Equality of all persons |
| A concept of democracy that means two heads are better than one. | Necessity of Compromise |
| Absolute freedom can exists only in a state of _?_. | Anarachy |
| A country that has both a free enterprise system with some government regulation is said to have a _?_ economy. | Mixed |
| It means leave the economy alone it will take care of itself. | Laissez Faire |
| This individual is the best known advocate of Capitalism. | Adam Smith |
| In the american economy, the laws of _?_ and _?_ determine what is produce. | Supply & Demand |
