Basics of Government Notes

Area within a defined
boundary

• Territory

• Sovereignty

• State

• Government

Those things in which a
government decides to do

• Public Policy

• State

• Population

• Sovereignty

Amount of people within a
defined territory-state

• Population

• Government

• Democracy

• Republic

Body of people, living in a
defined territory organized politically
under one government

• State

• Population

• Territory

• Public Policy

Supreme and absolute
power within its own territory

• Sovereignty

• Governmet

• Public Policy

• State

Politically organized

• Government

• Sovereignty

• Territory

• Public Policy

Foundations of _____- EXIST
because people believe in basic
concepts
1) Recognition of fundamental worth
and dignity of every person
2) Respect for equality
3) Majority rule---- minority rights
4) Acceptance of compromise
5) Wildest possible degree of
individual freedom

• Democracy

• Republic

• Equality

• Law

Strong person or group
took control of an area of land

• Force Theory

• Divine Right Theory

• Social Contract

• Evolution Theory

God gave those of
royal birth the right to rule.

• Divine Right Theory

• Force Theory

• Social Contract Theory

• Evolution Theory

State exist because
people voluntarily organized
themselves to improve their lives

• Social Contract

• Evolution Theory

• Force Theory

• Divine Right Theory