Vocab Assignment U1
Published on Jan 23, 2024
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State
The definition of "state" is a body of people living in a defined territory with a government.
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Law
The definition of "Law" is a set of rules enforced upon people by a government to regulate behavior.
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Government
The definition of "Government" is an institution which makes and enforces public policies.
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Popular Sovereignty
The definition of "Popular Sovereignty" is that a said government is based on the consent of the people.
Democracy
The definition of "Democracy" is a system of government where the citizens vote for their leaders.
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Social Contract Theory
The definition of "Social Contract Theory" says that people live together in a society with moral and political rules of behavior.
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Dictatorship
A government where one person can make all the rules without check from anyone else.
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Oligarchy
A form of government where a small group of people hold a lot of political power.
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Monarchy
A government that has hereditary head of state with lifetime tenure and powers that from symbolic to absolute.
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Totalitarian
A government that tries to completely control the lives of its citizens.
Federal System
Central government is much stronger than state governments.
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Laissez Faire
Government where there is very little interference by government in economic matters
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Free Enterprise
System where market demand and supply decides prices rather than the government.
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Magna Carta
A document signed by King John giving more rights to citizens which became basis for individual rights.
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Constitutional Convention
A meeting in 1787 that resulted in writing of US constitution.
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