ESPN Origins of a state Forms of government Types of government Extra vocab
100
The government helps to fulfill the economic needs of citizens, the us and other nations
Making economic decisions
100
Satyr founded by God or other gods and the roller possesses a divine right to rule
Divine right theory
100
The majority of the power is held by the central government and local political units
Unitary
100
The lack of a legitimate government authority that can result in chaos or mob rule
Anarchy
100
Refers to the governments authority to get things done
Power
200
The government provides processes for individuals or groups to settle disputes and maintains law and order
Maintaining social order
200
States formed gradually overtime growing from family
Evolution theory
200
Power is held by the local political unit central government is weak
Confederation
200
The form of government in which power is in the hands of a few
Oligarchy
200
A body of people or political community occupying a defined territory which has an organized government
State
300
The government provide services for the general welfare of the community and makes and enforces laws that promote public health and safety
Providing public services
300
States form when people reach a contract to surrender some power
Social contract theory
300
Power is shared between the central and local governments
Federal
300
Citizens participate directly and vote in the government
Direct democracy
300
A group of people such as a tribe united by bonds of race language custom and or tradition
Nation
400
The government protects citizens from internal and external attack and maintain secure diplomatic relations with foreign nations
Provides national security
400
States formed when an individual or group uses forced to make enough people submit
Force theory
400
Those in power hold absolute and unchallengeable authority over people and answer only to him or herself
Authoritarian
400
A variety of democracy founded on the principle of elected officials representing a group of people
Representative democracy
400
A state in which territory of both nation and state come inside
Nation state
500
Made up a formal institutions and processes through which decisions are made for a group of people
Government
500
Characteristics of a state
Population territory sovereignty government
500
A political system in which political authority is held by the people usually it has limited power
Democratic
500
A form of government in which the dictator has total control over the citizens
Totalitarianism
500
Any decision made by the government in pursuit of a particular goal
Policy






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