Purpose of Government Keywords

government

• system used to control and make decisions for a country or state

• a large area of land that is controlled by its own government

• control of an organization or group by the majority of its members

• form of government in which power is shared between a central government and individual states

nation

• the group of people who control and make decisions for a country, state, etc.

• an area with people who share the same culture

• control of an organization or group by the majority of its members

• form of government in which power is shared between a central government and individual states

democracy

• the group of people who control and make decisions for a country, state, etc.

• a large area of land that is controlled by its own government

• rule by the majority

• form of government in which power is shared between a central government and individual states

federal

• the group of people who control and make decisions for a country, state, etc.

• a large area of land that is controlled by its own government

• control of an organization or group by the majority of its members

• When power is shared between a central government and state governments

state

• an area ruled by one government

• unlimited power over a country

• a form of government in which a country is ruled by a person or group with total power

• a country that is governed by elected representatives and by an elected leader (such as a president) rather than by a king or queen

sovereign

• a politically organized group of people usually occupying a definite territory

• absolute power or authority

• a form of government in which a country is ruled by a person or group with total power

• a country that is governed by elected representatives and by an elected leader (such as a president) rather than by a king or queen

autocracy

• a politically organized group of people usually occupying a definite territory

• unlimited power over a country

• rule by 1

• a country that is governed by elected representatives and by an elected leader (such as a president) rather than by a king or queen

republic

• a politically organized group of people usually occupying a definite territory

• unlimited power over a country

• a form of government in which a country is ruled by a person or group with total power

• rule by elected officials

social contract

• an agreement between people and their government

• a country, business, etc., that is controlled by a small group of people

• a situation of confusion and wild behavior in which the people in a country, group, organization, etc., are not controlled by rules or laws

• a person who rules a country with total authority and often in a cruel or brutal way

oligarchy

• an area of land that is controlled by its own government

• rule by a few powerful people

• a situation of confusion and wild behavior in which the people in a country, group, organization, etc., are not controlled by rules or laws

• a person who rules a country with total authority and often in a cruel or brutal way