Theory that by contract, people surrender to the state the power needed to maintain order the state, in turn, agrees to protect its citizens

Government that gives all key powers to the national or central government

Group of people united by bonds of race, language, custom, tradition, sometimes, religion

The supreme absolute authority within territorial boundaries

A country in which the territory of both the nation and the state coincide

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

The institution through which the state maintains social order, provides public services, enforces binding decisions on citizens

An agreement about basic beliefs

A government in which a constitution has authority to place clearly recognized limits on the powers of those who govern

A loose union of independent states

A law that involves the interpretation application of the U.S. Constitution state constitutions

A plan that provides the rules for government

The effort to control or influence the conduct policies of government

A government that divides the powers of government between the national gov state or provincial gov

A statement in a constitution that sets forth the goals purposes of government

A system of government in which the power to rule is in the hands of a single individual

A system of government in which the power to rule is in the hands of a single individual

A government in which voters hold sovereign power; elected representatives, responsible to the people, exercise that power

The opportunity to control one’s own economic decisions

Autocracy in which a king, queen, or emperor exercises supreme powers of government

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