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Flashcards by Chelse Butcher, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Chelse Butcher
almost 9 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| state | political community that has a definite territory and organized government |
| sovereignty | supreme and absolute athority within givin boundaries |
| nation | group of people united by race, language, custom, tradition and religion |
| nation state | country in which both the territory of the nation and state concide |
| consensus | agreement about basic beliefs |
| government | institution where the state maintains order, provides services, and enforces binding decisions on citizens |
| social contract | theroy that people surrender to the state the power needed to maintain order and the state agrees to protect citizens |
| autocracy | systrm of government where one person has all the authority and power to rule |
| monarchy | system of government where one person has great power; thrown is inherited and person heads the state |
| oligarchy | system of government where a small group holds power |
| democracy | system of government where rule is by the people, either directly or through representatives |
| republic | head of state is not a king or queen and voters elect representatives to run government |
| political party | group of people with broad common interests who nominate candidates for office and conduct government |
| free enterprise | freedom of private business to operate with minimal regulation |
| economics | study of how limited resources are used to satisfy unlimited wants |
| capitalism | system in which freedom of choice is emphasized |
| free market | no limits on buyers and sellers in making decisions |
| laissez-faire | the concept of the government staying away from the economy |
| socialism | system where the government owns the means of productiond |
| proletariat | industrial working class |
| bourgeoise | the class that owns means of production |
| communism | idea that only working class exists |
| command economy | government decides what to produce and how much |
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