Foundations of Government Vocab.

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Individuals and groups that make society's rules and have the power to enforce them.

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Government

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Activities resolving conflicts over scarce resources

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Politics

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Absolute authority to govern oneself

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Sovereignty

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Rule of state authority granted by God

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Divine Right Theory

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Intellectual movement emphasizing reason in behavior and institutions

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Enlightenment

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Agreement to follow rules for security, sacrificing some freedom.

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Social Contract Theory

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A government led by one person or a group with no accountability.

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Autocracy

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Governments formed by an individual or group without traditional support.

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Dictatorships

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Dictatorships control all aspects of social and economic life.

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Totalitarianism

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Form of government where supreme authority rests with the people

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Democracy