Civics

A political community that occupies a definite territory and has an organized government with the power ti make and enforce laws without approval fro any higher authority

group of people united by bonds of race, language, custom, tradition, and sometimes religion

A country in which the territory of both the nation and the state coincide

An agreement about basic beliefs

the supreme and absolute authority within territorial boundaries

the institution through which the state maintains social order, provides public services, and enforcer binding decisions on citizens

theory that by contract, people surrender to the state. The power needed to maintain order in the state, in turn, agrees to protect its citizens

a government that gives all key powers to the national or central government

a government that divides the powers of government between the national government and state or provincial governments

a loose union of independent states

a plan that provides the rules for government

a government in which a constitution has authority to place clearly recognized limits on the powers of those who govern

a statement in a constitution that sets forth the goals and purposed of government

law that involves the interpretation and application of the U.S. Constitution and state constitutions

the efforts to control or influence the conduct and policies of government

a nation with large industries and advanced technology that provides a more comfortable way of life than developing nations

a nation that is only beginning to develop industrially

a system of government in which the power to rule is in the hands of a single individual

autocracy in which a king, queen, or emperor exercises supreme powers of government

a system of government in which a small group holds power

government in which the people rule

a government in which voters hold sovereign power; elected representatives, responsible to the people, exercise the power

a group of individuals with broad common interests who organize to nominate candidates for office, win elections, conduct government, and determine public party

the opportunity to control one's own economic decisions

the study of human efforts to satisfy seemingly unlimited wants through the use of limited resources

and economic system providing free choice and individual incentive for workers, investors, consumers, and business enterprises

economic system in which buyers and seller make free choices in the marketplace

the philosophy that government should keep its hands off the economy

an economic system in which the governent owns the basic means of production, distributes the products and wages, and provides social services such as health care and welfare

capitalists who own the means of production

workers who produce the goods

an economic system in which the central government directs all major economic decisions

an economic system in which the government controls the factors of production

german philosopher, advanced communism, defined proletariat, bourgeoisie, and command economy,working class

Agreed with state of nature, people had right to form a social contract which had natural rights, if leader broke the contract, a new on was to be formed

Leading communism-actions of buyers and sellers not the government, should determine what is produced and bought

1st person to promote idea of social contract... but he did NOT write it!
Atheist
State of nature>dog eat dog
government formed by people
said absolute ruler was best for government

Agrees state of nature
agrees social contract
thought leader shall be overthrown if they didn't follow contract and new government should be put in place
revolt