Sovereign State/ Limiting Government

The organization inside a state that controls the actions and policies of the state. It provides rules for how things are run.

• Government

• Population

• Government: Protects State

• State

A group of people who are citizens of a state and can be of any number of people. They can be mostly wealthy or mostly poor, it all varies.

• State

• Population

• Government

• Government: Protects State

The ability to rule absolutely within a state's specific boundaries.

• State

• Sovereignty

• Government

• Population

A group of people living in a defined space with the power to make and enforce laws and not have to check with any higher authority.

• State

• Population

• Government: Keeps Order Inside State

• Government

An area where all the rules of that state apply. A state also has to have set boundaries.

• Territory

• Government: Usually Helps Citizens

• Government: How Things Are Run, Rules, Laws

• Ways Government Can Help

Means that citizens give their permission to be governed.

• Constitution
• Rights of the Minority
• Rule of Law
• Consent of the Governed 

Explains what kind of government a country has.

• Constitution
• Rule of Law
• Separation of Powers
• Rights of the Minority

Means that nobody is above the law.

• Separation of Powers
• Consent of the Governed
• Rights of the Minority
• Rule of Law

Divides power among several branches of government.

• Constitution
• Separation of Powers
• Rule of Law
• Rights of the Minority

Makes sure even small and unpopular groups are treated fairly.

• Separation of Powers
• Rule of Law
• Rights of the Minority
• Constitution