Civics Ch 1 independent review

The idea that the legitimacy of a government stems from an unwritten contract between the ruler and the ruled. If a ruler breaks this contract by abusing people's rights, they lose legitimacy and may be overthrown.

• Social Contract Theory

• Mandate of Heaven

• Stakeholder Theory

• Polity

an independent state, especially one where people share a common culture. People have a sense of belonging to a country even if they have different ethnic backgrounds

• polity

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  nationalism

• nation-state

• sovereignty

characterized by cunning or ruthless methods to obtain and maintain power; associated with the political philosophy that "the end justifies the means"

• Machiavellian
• Aristotelian
• Platonic
• Socratic

a product or service that is available for all people to consume, whether they pay for it or not.

• Public Good
• Private Good
• Club Good
• Common Resource

Imagine a park that is open for everyone to enjoy, regardless of whether they contribute to its maintenance or not. What kind of good does this scenario represent?

• Public Good

• Private Good

• Club Good

• Common Resource

various ways in which the government can use its power to force citizens to behave in certain ways.

• sovereignty

• coercion

• authority

• power

_______ is the quality of being accepted as an authority, often applied to laws or those in power.

government income, raised through taxes and other means, to be used for public expenses.

• Public Revenue
• Public Expenditure
• Public Debt
• Public Deficit

power to give orders and enforce rules that has been defined in a legal or official way.

• Formal Authority

• legitimacy

• coercion

• persuasion

an established organization, especially one providing a public service, and the rules that guide it.

• Corporation
• Institution
• Non-profit
• Partnership