Government - principles

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What is government?

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the institution through which a society makes and enforces its public policies

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In what way is the United States a representative democracy?

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Citizens choose small groups of people to make laws and policy for them.

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Public policies of a government

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everything a government decides to do

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“If men were angels, no government would be necessary.” – James Madison, The Federalist No. 51 Which BEST summarizes this idea?

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Government is necessary because people do not always behave perfectly.

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What are the three basic powers a government must have?

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legislative power, executive power, judicial power

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A state must be inhabited.

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population

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A state must have land, with known and recognized borders.

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territory

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A state has absolute power within its territory. It can decide its own foreign and domestic policies.

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sovereignty

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A state must have a mechanism through which it makes and enforces its policies.

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government

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What would happen to a state that had population, territory, and government, but did not have sovereignty?

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The state would not have the power to make its own foreign policies.