Characteristics of a State
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What are people in the state?
Population
PAGE 7 What is it called when one person or group claim control over an area by force?
The Force Theory
PAGE 9 What was the document that help us "Form a More Perfect Union?
The Constitution
Page 10 What does "Secure the Blessings of Liberty" mean?
No one can be free to do whatever he or she pleases, for that behavior would interfere with the freedoms of others
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What is a democracy?
supreme political authority rests with the people
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What is the area called that has boundaries?
Territory
PAGE 7 What is the theory that claims that the state developed out of the early family?
The Evolutionary Theory
PAGE 9 What does it mean to establish justice?
The law, in both its content and administration, must be reasonable, fair, and impartial
PAGE 10 What is patriotism?
the love of one's country; the passion which aims to serve one's country, either in defending it from invasion, or by protecting its rights and maintaining its laws and institutions in vigor and purity
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What is an autocracy?
government in which a single person holds unlimited political power
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What is it called when there are supreme and absolute power within its own territory?
Sovereignty
PAGE 7 What is the theory that claimed God created the state and that God had given those of royal birth a "divine right" to rule
The Divine Right Theory
PAGE 9 What does "Insure Domestic Tranquility" mean?
Order, well being, and peace at home
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What are the division of powers?
power shared by local and federal governments
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What is an oligarchy?
government in which the power to rule is held by a small, usually self-appointed elite
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What is the institution through which society makes and enforces its public policies?
Government
PAGE 8 What is the theory that claims by agreeing with one another to create a state?
The Social Contract Theory
Page 9 What does "Provide for the Common Defense mean?
Defending the nation
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What is a confederation?
an alliance of independent states
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What is Unitary government?
centralized government
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What is the definition of a state?
a body of people, living in a defined territory, organized politically, and with the power to make and enforce laws
PAGE 8 Which of the 4 theories is the most important for the American political system?
The Social Contract Theory
PAGE 10 What does "Promote the General Welfare" mean?
services are provided by the government to benefit all or most people
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What is a presidential government?
separation of powers between the executive and the legislative branches of government
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What is the federal government?
powers of government are divided between a central government and several local governments