A ______________________________ is a government in which the people rule.

____________________________ is the supreme and absolute authority within territorial boundaries.

A _______________________ is an agreement about basic beliefs.

_____________________________ is a theory that by contract, people surrender to the state the power needed to maintain order and the state, in turn, agrees to protect its citizens.

A __________________________ is a government that divides power between the national and state government.

A ________________________________ is a group of individuals with broad common interests who organize to nominate candidates for office, win elections, conduct government, and determine public policy.

A ___________________________ is a government that gives all key powers to the national or central government.

A __________________________ is a loose union of independent states.

is a political community that occupies a definite territory and has an organized government with the power to make and enforce laws without approval from any higher authority.