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Gov. Chapter 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 4 features of a state | population, territory, sovereignty, government |
| state (nation-state) | dominant political unit in the world today? |
| basic ideas challenged by modern democracies? | absolute monarchies, totalitarian, and divine right theory |
| Unitary type of government | one location; one central government |
| Confederation | gvmt where individual and independent states join together (for money, war, defense) but have separate gvmts |
| Federal Type of Government | different levels of power; power is shared (local, state, and national levels) |
| Justice (laws) | purpose of the U.S. gvmt stated in the Preamble of the U.S. Constitution |
| Domestic Tranquility (Enforcement) | purpose of the U.S. gvmt stated in the Preamble of the U.S. Constitution |
| Common Defense (military) | purpose of the U.S. gvmt stated in the Preamble of the U.S. Constitution |
| General Welfare | purpose of the U.S. gvmt stated in the Preamble of the U.S. Constitution |
| Worth of the Individual | Respect for Dignity of a Person |
| Equality of all persons | No one is discriminated against for gender, race, nationality, etc. |
| Individual Freedom | All people will have the opportunity to reach their potential regardless of their gender, race, or nationality |
| Majority rule, minority rights | a majority of the people will be right more often than they will be wrong and will be right more often than any one person or small group; the majority should also be willing to listen to a minority's argument, hear objections and criticisms, a |
| necessity of compromise | puts the individual first while maintaining equality; provides a third option for public questions |
| Social Contract Theory | state arose out of a voluntary act of free people; exists only to serve will of the people, ppl are soul source of political power, they are free to give or wihhold that power as they choose |
| Increase in Supply | Decrease in Price |
| Decrease in Supply | Increase in Price |
| State | a body of people, living in a defined territory, organized politically (that is, with a gvmt), and with the pwr to make and enforce law without the consent of any higher authority |
| Autocracy | a government in which a single person holds unlimited political power (absolute monarchy, monarch, totalitarian dictatorship) |
| Oligarchy | a gvmt in which th e power to rule is held by a small, usually self-appointed elite |
| Democracy | supreme political authority rests with the people; people hold the sovereign power; gvmt is conducted only by and with consent of the people (direct democracy, representative democracy, constitutional monarchy) |
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