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a political community that occupies a definite territory and has an organized government with the power to make and enforce laws without approval from any higher authority
What is state
the institution through which the state maintains social order, provides public services, and enforces binding decisions on citizens
what is Government
the philosophy that government should keep its hands off the economy
what is Laissez-Faire
economic system in which buyers and sellers make free choices in the marketplace
what is free-market
The notion that the gods had chosen certain people to rule
what is divine right theory
a group of people united by bonds of race, language, custom, tradition, and sometimes religion
What is nation
A system of government in which the power to rule is in the hands of a single individual
Autocracy
a system of government in which a small group holds power
what is oligarchy
capitalists who own the means of production
what is Bourgeoisie
This philosopher believed that when governments failed to preserve the rights of the people, the people could justly break the contract
an economic system providing free choice and individual incentive for workers, investors, consumers, and business enterprises
what is capitalism
the supreme and absolute authority within territorial boundaries
what is Sovereignty
government in which people rule
what is democracy
workers who produce the goods
what is proletariat
The people elect representatives and give them the responsibility and power to make laws and conduct government
what is representative democracy
autocracy in which a king, queen, or emperor exercises supreme powers of government
what is monarchy
A government in which voters hold sovereign power; elected representatives, responsible to the people, exercise that power
what is Republic
A group of individuals with broad common interests who organize to nominate candidates for office, win elections, conduct government, and determine public policy
what is political party
an economic system in which the central government directs all major economic decisions
what is communism
German thinker and writer that was a socialist who advocated violent revolution in order to establish his form of socialism
what is Karl Marx
theory that by contract, people surrender to the state the power needed to maintain order and the state, in turn, agrees to protect its citizens
what is Social Contract
an economic system in which the government owns the basic means of production, distributes the products and wages, and provides social services such as health care and welfare
what is socialism
the opportunity to control one's own economic decisions
what is free enterprise
an economic system in which the government controls the factors of production
command economy
Governments emerged when all the people of an area were brought under the authority of a single person or group through physical force
what is force theory