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UNIT I Flashcards

(19 cards)

1
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Features of a State

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population, territory, sovereignty, government

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2
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Types of Government

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autocracy, oligarchy, democracy

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3
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Direct Democracy

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every citizen is involved in every decision made by government

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4
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Representative Democracy

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the people elect reps, elected representatives make laws

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5
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another word for representative democracy

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republic

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6
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Economic Systems

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the method used by a society to produce and distribute goods and services

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Free Enterprise

what kind of economy

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people are free to buy, sell, and produce whatever they want

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Command Economy

what kind of economy

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central government determines production, investment, prices, and incomes

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9
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Sovereignty

state has complete power to:

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make laws, make foreign policy, determine actions

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10
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Democracy means 5 things:

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individual liberty/equal opportunity, majority rule with minority rights, free elections, competing political parties

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Federal System

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divides powers between national and local government

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12
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Constitutions establish

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ideals that the people believe in and share

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13
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___________________ have supreme law of the land

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constitutions

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14
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Constitutions set up

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government and its powers

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15
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politics

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effort to control or influence the conduct and policies of government

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16
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john locke

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English philosopher who advocated for ideas of social contract and natural rights

17
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Locke’s natural rights

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life, liberty, and property

18
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Locke’s social contract theory

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government powers are derived from the consent of the governed and in which the government serves the people

19
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constitutions

definition

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a plan for setting forth rules of government