Definitions
Group of people who are the members or citizens of a state
population
Type of government with a king of queen
monarchy
Refers to the fact that people want to live and will fight to survive
life
The rulebook for a country's government
constitution
Type of government in which citizens hold the political power
democracy
An agreement in which both sides agree to something in order to reach a shared goal
social contract
Type of government with which one leader has absolute control over citizens' lives
Dictatorship
Before there were governments, people lived in this time when everyone had a right to everything
state of nature
Means laws are fair, they're enforced, and nobody is above the law
rule of law
what teacher's son is named Owen?
Mr. Higgins
The area in which a state's rule applies (boundaries)
territory
A government that recognizes God or a divine being as the ultimate authority
theocracy
What is the best class? (not social studies)
Mr. Higgins civics
Dividing power among several branches of government
separation of power
Limits imposed on all branches of government by vesting in each branch the right to amend or void those acts of another that fall within its purview
checks and balances
The organization inside a state that controls the actions and policies of the state
government
a small group of people has all the power
oligarchy
Represents the fact that people want to own things that help them survive such as land, food, and tools
property
Citizens of a country give their permission to be governed by the country's government, and they do this by voting
consent of the governed
What modern country has a theocracy?
Iran, Vatican City, etc.
Ability to defend with logic or justification
legitimacy
Government with no representatives. Citizens are directly involved in the day-to-day work of the governing of the country
Direct Democracy
Means that people want to be as free as possible to make their own decisions
Liberty
Protecting the rights of small or unpopular groups regardless of what the majority believes
rights of the minority
What are the four features of a state?
population, government, territory, sovereignty.