Lesson 2 Flashcards
is an organized political community acting under a government and united by
common set of laws.
State
is the primary form of economic subsistence of a state wherein
standardized currencies are being used to exchange commodities.
Market Exchange
States differ in ___, ___, ___, and ____.
sovereignty, governance, geography, and interests.
is
the particular group of people that controls the state at a given time.
government
Elements of State
- Population
- Territory
- Government
- Sovereignty
It is the people who make the state.
Population
It is the organization or machinery or agency of the State which makes, implements,
enforces, and adjudicates the laws of the state.
Government
It is the most exclusive elements of State.
Sovereignty
differ in who holds power and in how control they assume over those who govern
Authoritarian governments
is a form of government in which supreme power is
absolutely lodged with an individual, who is the head of the state, often for life or
until abdication
Monarchy
The person who heads a monarchy
Monarch
is a political system that strives to regulate nearly every
aspect of public and private life.
Totalitarianism
is a form of government in which power effectively rests with a
small-elite segment of society distinguished by royalty, wealth, family, military, or
religious hegemony.
Oligarchic Government
is a government by divine guidance or by official who are regarded
as divinely guided.
Theocracy
is a form of government in which the right to governs is held by the
majority of citizens within a country or a state. T
Democracy