Terms
Terms
Terms
Terms
Terms
100
a political community that occupies a definite territory and has an organized government with power to make and enforce laws without higher authority.
State
100
agreement
consensus
100
the supreme and absolute authority within territorial boundaries.
sovereignty
100
A plan that provides the rules for government
constitution
100
government which people rule themselves by voting on issues individually as citizens
direct democracy
200
Any sizable gorup of people who are united by common bonds of race, language, custom, tradition, and religion
Nation
200
one that vies all key powers to the national or central government
federal system
200
efforts to control or influence the conduct and policies of government
politics
200
one in which the ideas of a single leader or group of leaders are glorified
totalitarian dictatorship
200
government in which voters hold sovereign power to elect representatives to exercise power.
republic
300
group of people with broad common interests who organize to win elections and control government.
political party
300
the opportunity to make economic gains and to control one's economic decisions
free enterprise
300
the study of human efforts to satisfy seemingly unlimited wants
economics
300
en economic system based on private ownership of the means of production and on individual economic freedom
capitalism
300
economic system which buyers and sellers are free to make unlimited economic decisions in the marketplace.
free market
400
economic systems the government owns the basic means of production, aka wages
socialism
400
economic system which people have basic human rights and some control over govt. officials though free elections but govt. owns basic means of production
democratic socialism
400
capitalists who own the means of production
burgeoisie
400
workers who produce the goods
proletariat
400
economic and political system in which property the goods are owned by the government and products are shared equally
communism
500
system in which the government makes economic decisions
command economy
500
Describe three non-state groups that play important roles in international politics
1. Political movements such as national liberation organization 2. multinational corporation, huge corporations with offices in many countries 3. international organization, more states and countries in trade with each other
500
List and explain 4 major purposes of government?
Maintain social order Providing public services Providing national security Making economic decisions
500
List the three main functions economic systems make
what/how much is produced how goods and services should be produced who get the goods/services produced
500
11 characteristics of a totalitarian dictatorship
excessive nationalism imperialism militaristic propaganda censored press pageantry dictator one-party government controlled economy death of a parliamentary
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