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chapter 1 govt
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| four essential features of a state | population, area with boundries, sovereignty, and government |
| four purposes of a government | maintain order, provide services for the people, protect people from attack, and pass laws that shake and control the economy |
| four theories on the origin of state | evolved from family group, came from 1 person or group by force to establish power, ruler chosen by gods (mandate of heaven), and people gave government power to rule for government to protect their rights |
| three purposes of a constitution | set out ideals that the people are bound by the constitution on beliefs and shares, establishes the basic structure of government and defines the governments, powers, and duties, and provides the supreme law for the country |
| free elections with competing political parties | democracy |
| power derived from wealth, military power, social position, or religion | oligarchy |
| totalitarian dictatorship | autocracy |
| power and authority to rule in the hands of a single individual | autocracy |
| rule by a small group | oligarchy |
| individual liberty | democracy |
| the governments of Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, and Joseph for example | autocracy |
| attempts to distribute wealth and economic opportunity equally | socialism |
| free enterprise | capitalism |
| public ownership of most land, factories, and other means of production | socialism |
| state owned land, natural resources, industry, banks, and transportation facilities; state controlled mass media | communism |
| private ownership and control of property and economic resources | capitalism |
| idea originated by Karl Marx | communism |
| government provides social services | socialism |
| government decides how much to produce, what to produce, and how to distribute goods and services | communism |
| capitalism | competition among businesses |
| sovereignty | this term refers to a state's authority to conduct internal affairs without seeking approval from other nations. |
| federal system | in this political system the national government and regional governments share powers |
| constitution | this term describes a written or unwritten plan of government |
| politics | this term describes the effort to control or influence government conduct and policies |
| laissez-faire policy | the government does nothing to interfere with this economy |
| representative democracy | in this political system, people delegate to elected officials the power to govern |
| social consensus | this term refers to the general agreement among most people about values |
| mixed-market economy | this economic system combines free enterprise with government regulation |
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