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The state/nation
a body of people, living in a defined territory, organized politically under a government and having the power to make and enforce laws.
What are the characteristic of a state?
population, territory, sovereighty, and government.
What is population?
The nature of states that has direct effect on the stability and political organization of the state.
what is territory?
A states established boundaries.
What can be a major source of conflict between states?
territory
What is sovereignty?
The states supreme and absolute authority within its territorial boundaries.
How is Autocracy ruled?
by one person
Autocracy is the what and most what form of government?
oldest, common
what is dictatorship?
government seeks to control aspects of social and economic life.
What are monarchs?
king, queen, or emperor rule through, divine right.
In oligarchy who holds the power?
Small group
What were many communist states?
oligarchy?
How is democracy ruled?
by the people.
What is a characteristic of democracy?
individual liberty
what does majority rule also come with?
minority rights
What does the Constitution help protect?
The rights of the minority group.
What is direct democracy?
the people govern themselves by voting on issues individually as citizens.
Where does direct democracy exist?
Only in very small societies- New England town meetings and smaller states. Cantons of Switzerland.
What country has a government based on direct democracy?
none
What is representative democracy also called?
Republic or Constitutional republic.
What happens in a system of limited government?
The people are the ultimate source of government power.
People elect representatives and give them what and what to make laws and conduct government?
responsibility, power
what is sovereignty?
the state can make or change their own laws.
what is unitary government?
all key powers in a single central agency.
what does unitary government create?
a local government for convenience
what countries are a unitary government?
Great Britain, Italy, and France.
What is the federal system?
the government divides the power of government between the national and state or provincial governments.
What does each level of government have in some areas?
sovereignty
What countries are federal system?
United States of America, Canada, Switzerland, Mexico, and Australia.
What is a Confederate Government?
An alliance of independent states.
Why do members states assign confederate governments?
To limit power.
Where does the real power to govern lie?
At the state level.
Where does the real power to govern not lie?
At the federal level.