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| a group of people united by bonds of race, language, custom, tradition, and, sometimes, religion |
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| a political community that occupies a definite territory and has an organized government with the power to make and enforce laws without approval from any higher authority |
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UNITARY SYSTEM
Unitary System |
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| a government that gives all key powers to the national or central government |
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FEDERAL SYSTEM
Federal System |
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| a government that divides the powers of government between the national government and state or provincial government |
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| a system of government in which the power to rule is in the hands of a single individual |
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| a system of government in which a small group holds power |
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| a loose union of independent states |
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| economic system in which buyers and sellers make free choices in the marketplace |
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| a government in which voters hold sovereign power; elected representatives, responsible to the people, exercise that power |
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| the study of human efforts to satisfy seemingly unlimited wants through the use of limited resources |
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| the institution through which the state maintains social order, provides public services, and enforces binding decisions on citizens |
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| a statement in a constitution that sets forth the goals and purposes of government |
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| the effort to control or influence the conduct and policies of government |
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| an economic system in which the government owns the basic means of production, distributes the products and wages, and provides social services such as health care and welfare |
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| an agreement about basic beliefs |
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| workers who produce the goods |
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| an economic system in which the central government directs all major economic decisions |
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| government in which the people rule |
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| capitalists who own the means of production |
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DEVELOPED NATIONS
Developed Nations |
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| a nation with large industries and advanced technology that provides a more comfortable way of life than developing nations |
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SOCIAL CONTRACT
Social Contract |
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| theory that by contract, people surrender to the state the power needed to maintain order and the state, in turn, agrees to protect its citizens |
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CONSTITUTION
Constitution |
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| a plan that provides the rules for government |
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FREE ENTERPRISE
Free Enterprise |
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| the opportunity to control one's own economic decisions |
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LAISSEZ-FAIRE
Laissez-faire |
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| the philosophy that government should keep its hands off the economy |
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CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
Constitutional Law |
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| law that involves the interpretation and application of the U.S. Constitution and state constitutions |
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COMMAND ECONOMY
Command Economy |
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| an economic system in which the government controls the factors of production |
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DEVELOPING NATIONS
Developing Nations |
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| a nation that is only beginning to develop industrially |
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CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENT
Constitutional Government |
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| a government in which a constitution has authority to place clearly recognized limits on the powers of those who govern |
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| autocracy in which a king, queen, or emperor exercises supreme powers of government |
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SOVEREIGNITY
Sovereignity |
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| the supreme and absolute authority within territorial boundaries |
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| an economic system providing free choice and individual incentive for workers, investors, consumers, and business enterprises |
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NATION-STATE
Nation-State |
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| a country in which the territory of both the nation and the state coincide |
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