6th - SS Core Concepts 2.1 to 2.5 Flashcards
System of basic rules and principles by which a government is organized?
Constitution
Group of people who have the power to make and enforce laws for a country or area?
Government
Government structure in which government actions are limited by law.
Limited Government
Government structure in which there are no effective limits on government
Unlimited Government
Unjust use of power, or I the Ancient Greece a government run by a strong ruler.
Tyranny
Region that shares a common government.
State
Independent state consisting of a city and its surrounding territory.
City-State
State containing several countries or territories
Empire
Form of government I which citizens hold political power.
Democracy
State that is independent of other states
Nation-State
Form of government in which the state is ruled by a monarch
Monarchy
Government in which all power is held by a single person or a small group
Authoritarian
Political and economic system in which government owns all property and makes all economic decisions.
Communism
System of government in which a central government has the authority to make laws for the entire country
Unitary system
System of government in which power is divided among central, regional and local governments
Federal system