Principles of Government Vocabulary

What is a 'social contract'?

• An unofficial agreement shared by everyone in a society in which they give up some freedom for security

• A group of people that have the power to rule in a territory. This territory may be a country, a state or province within a country, or a region. They make laws, rules, and regulations, collect taxes and print money.

• Supreme power or authority

• An agreement

What is a 'government'?

• An unofficial agreement shared by everyone in a society in which they give up some freedom for security

• A group of people that have the power to rule in a territory. This territory may be a country, a state or province within a country, or a region. They make laws, rules, and regulations, collect taxes and print money.

• Supreme power or authority

• An agreement

What is 'sovereignty'?

• Supreme power or authority

• A group of people that have the power to rule in a territory. This territory may be a country, a state or province within a country, or a region. They make laws, rules, and regulations, collect taxes and print money.

• An unofficial agreement shared by everyone in a society in which they give up some freedom for security.

• A group of people united by common bonds of race, language, customs, tradition and sometimes religion.

What is a 'consensus'?

• A territory with its own government and borders

• An unofficial agreement shared by everyone in a society in which they give up some freedom for security.

• Supreme power or authority

• An agreement

What is a 'state'?

• A group of people united by common bonds of race, language, customs, tradition and sometimes religion.

• An agreement

• A territory with its own government and borders

• Supreme power or authority

What is a 'nation'?

• Supreme power or authority

• A group of people united by common bonds of race, language, customs, tradition and sometimes religion.

• A territory with its own government and borders

• Supreme power or authority