Government Chapter 1 Vocab

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Define anarchy

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Mobs rule through might; a state without laws or government.

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Define government.

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An institution where leaders exercise power to make and enforce laws affecting the people.

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Define nation

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A group of people united by race, language, custom, tradition, and sometimes religion.

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Define state

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A political community with a definite territory and organized government.

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Sovereignty

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Supreme and absolute authority within territorial boundaries.

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Define Divine Right

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People are chosen by a god.

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Define social contract

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Theory that people surrender power to the state for order, and the state protects its citizens.

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A government that centralizes key powers.

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Unitary system

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Loose union of independent states

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Confederacy

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A government that divides powers between national and state governments.

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Federal systems