Intro to Civics Vocab

Every person is subject to the law even those in power and those creating the laws.

• Rule of Law

• Legitimate Power

• Civics

• State of Nature

An agreement among the members of a society to cooperate for social benefits, for example by sacrificing some individual freedom for state protection.

• Social Contract Theory

• State of Nature

• Government

• Institutions

Benefit or Interest of all

• Common Good

• Civics

• Citizen

• Nationalism

Authority is given/derived by the office or position held, not the individual

• Legitimate Power

• Rule of Law

• Civics

• Government

Patriotic feeling, principles, or efforts.

• Nationalism

• Social Contract Theory

• Politics

• Government

Signed 1215. Codifies Rule of Law and right to a trial when charged with a crime.

• Magna Carta

• U.S. Declaration of Independence

• Government

• Civics

Each individual has the natural right to everything, regardless of the interests of others

• State of Nature

• Nationalism

• Magna Carta

• Civics

The study of the rights and duties of citizenship.

• Civics

• Magna Carta

• Rule of Law

• Common Good

Members of a community, native or naturalized, who are entitled to the protection and rights of that government.

• Citizen

• Civics

• Common Good

• Government

Institutional control exercised over the actions of the members, citizens, and states.

• Government

• Politics

• Common Good

• State of Nature