What term best describes: "The institution through which a society makes and enforces its public policies."

What term best describes: "Small group elected to represent the interest of the people make decisions."

What term best describes: "People as a whole make direct decisions on laws and policies usually in a mass meeting."

What term best describes: "A body of people living in a defined territory who have a government with the power to make and enforce laws."

What are the basic characteristics of the state?

TRUE or FALSE: The U.S. has a representative government at the national level

Which term describes "Government derives its power from the people."

Which term describes "Personal freedoms must be considered, sometimes over the needs of society."

What term describes "the people living in a state"

Which term describes "Government should not stand in the way of an individual's equal treatment."

Which term describes "Laws apply to everyone in society, so that all are responsible and individual rights are protected."

What term describes "the area within a specific, recognizable boundary that separates one state from another"

What term describes "each state’s ability to have supreme and absolute authority within its own territory"

What term describes "The political organization that serves as the “engine” of the state"

Congress is an example of what type of democracy?

A traditional New England town hall meeting is an example of what type of democracy?

Which of the following are accurate characteristics of government? Please choose all that apply.

The United States providing education to all children grades K-12 is an example of which characteristic of democracy?

Individuals being entitled to certain unalienable rights is an example of what characteristic of democracy?