Gov - Ch. 1 People & Govt.

A political community that occupies a definite territory and has an organized government with the power to make and enforce laws without approval from any higher authority.

• Nation

• Nation-State

• State

• Government

A Group of people united by bonds of race, language, custom, tradition, and sometimes religion

• State

• Community

• Nation

• Country

If you and a majority of people believe in the same thing and agree it is known as a _________

Check all that apply:

The Essential Features of a State are

• Population

• Territory

• Sovereignty

• Government

• Democracy

Theory: People surrender to the state the power needed to maintain order and the state, in turn, agrees to protect its citizens

Any system of government in which power and authority to rule are in the hands of a single individual

• democracy

• oligarchy

• autocracy

• direct democracy

King, Queen, or Emperor exercises the supreme powers of government.

• Totalitarian

• Direct Democracy

• Oligarchy

• Monarchy

Any system of government in which a small group holds power.

• oligarchy

• democracy

• monarchy

• authoritarian

This type of democracy where people govern themselves by voting on issues individually

• representative democracy

• direct democracy

• mixed democracy

• total democracy

This statement is the constitution sets forth the goals and purposes to be served by the government.