UNIT I Flashcards
Features of a State
population, territory, sovereignty, government
Types of Government
autocracy, oligarchy, democracy
Direct Democracy
every citizen is involved in every decision made by government
Representative Democracy
the people elect reps, elected representatives make laws
another word for representative democracy
republic
Economic Systems
the method used by a society to produce and distribute goods and services
Free Enterprise
what kind of economy
people are free to buy, sell, and produce whatever they want
Command Economy
what kind of economy
central government determines production, investment, prices, and incomes
Sovereignty
state has complete power to:
make laws, make foreign policy, determine actions
Democracy means 5 things:
individual liberty/equal opportunity, majority rule with minority rights, free elections, competing political parties
Federal System
divides powers between national and local government
Constitutions establish
ideals that the people believe in and share
___________________ have supreme law of the land
constitutions
Constitutions set up
government and its powers
politics
effort to control or influence the conduct and policies of government
john locke
English philosopher who advocated for ideas of social contract and natural rights
Locke’s natural rights
life, liberty, and property
Locke’s social contract theory
government powers are derived from the consent of the governed and in which the government serves the people
constitutions
definition
a plan for setting forth rules of government
