Government and Citizenship Vocabulary

political boundaries which mark a country's territory

• borders

• constitution

• sanctions

a government that has complete authority over a geo-

graphic area

• sovereign nation

• democracy

• treaty

A country's plan for interacting with other countries of the

world.

• foreign policy

• humanitarian aid

• negotiation

The process of conducting relations between countries.

• diplomacy

• common good

• domestic policy

How each country shapes its foreign policy to help reach

its economic, cultural, or military goals.

• national interest

• isolationism

• direct democracy

An association of nearly 200 counties dedicated to pro-

moting peace and security.

• United Nations

• representative democracy

• policy

Rights that all people deserve.

• human rights

• national interest

• negotiation

Assistance to people in distress; aid to refugees or medical

care and vaccinations.

• humanitarian aid

• foreign policy

• internationalism

A government with legal limits to its power, usually in the

form of a constitution.

• limited government

• domestic policy

• treaty

A written plan outlining the government's purposes, powers, and limitations.

• constitution

• sanctions

• United Nations