Unit Test 1 Flashcards
Power
The ability to cause others to behave as they might not otherwise choose To do
Government
Institutions and officials organized to establish and carry out public policy
Politics
The process and method of making decision for groups. Although generally applied to governments, politics is also observed in all human interactions
Nation state
An independent state, especially one in which the people share a common culture. In nation state people have a sense of belonging to one country, even if they have different ethnic backgrounds
Sovereignty
The right to exercise supreme authority over a geographic region, a group of people, or oneself
Democracy
A system of government in which citizens excercise supreme power, acting either directly on their own or through elected representatives
Republic
A nation in which supreme power rests with the citizens and is exercised by their elected representatives
Dictatorship:
A system of governments in which a single person or group excercise
Example of power
Laws in our society of power because they make people think twice about simply robbing the bank because of the consequences that may come with it
Example of government
The US government and other government funded societies during the height of the pandemic carried out the public policy of wearing masks indoors and on planes
Example of politics
The Supreme Court overturn Roe v. Wade making a decision for women can be considered illegal in some states
Example of nationstate
All the people from France diverse backgrounds all have shared national identity culture of me French there are no other nationalities for citizens of France
Example sovereignty
The United States gain sovereignty from Britain as the British king stop interfering with US government and the us was able to rule itself without British interference
Example democracy
Switzerland is the directions to Express their opinion on decision taken by the Swiss parliament and to propose amendments to the federal Constitution
Republic example
The United States is a republic because the representative for president government Congress exercise political power over us
