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Made up of formal institutions and processes through which decisions are made
What form of government is headed by one person, such as a king or king, who exercises supreme authority
What is a monarchy
The ability of people to act and think as they choose
What is liberty
Land and natural resources, labor, capital, and entrepreneurship
What are the factors of production
Belief that a ruler is chosen By God or the gods
What is Divine Right Theory
The governments authority to get things done
What is power
A system of rule in which one person, or a small group, can hold unlimited power over government
What is a dictatorship
The belief that ordinary people could aspire to rule themselves do do so as political equals
What is Self Government
In a traditional economy, people answer the basic economic questions by
What is Custom
States form gradually over time, growing from family and extended kinship groups
Evolution Theory
Supreme power to act within its territory and control external affairs
What is Sovereignty
Rule by a few, or a small group of called an aristocracy
What is an oligarchy
Government and its officials are subject to recognized and enforced limits on their power
What is Rule of Law
In a market ecnomy the basic questions are answered by
What is individuals and businesses
States form when people reach a "contract" to surrender some power to a come authority in return for security
What is Social Contract theory
People, Power, and Policies
What are the three main components of Government
Rule by the people
What is democracy
The political rights held by groups who make up less than half of the population
What are minority rights
In a command economy the basic questions are answered by
What is the Government
States form when an indiciual or group uses force to make enough people submit to a central authority
What is force theory
Rulers are seen as right and proper by segments of the population
An indriect form of democracy that places political decision making one step away from the people
What is a Republic
A basic principle of democracy is taht decisions are made by the majority
What is Majority Rule
In this type of economt the state controls most productice resoureces. It is thought to benefit most citizens
What is Socialism
Process by which government makes and carries out decisions
What is Politics