A theoretical situation humans lived in before governments.

The group of people who are the members or citizens of a state

A system with no government.

The rulebook for a country's government

When citizens see a law as worthy of following, and have a say in the lawmaking process

An agreement between a government and its citizens which allows the government to govern

The area in which a state's rule applies.

A government that recognizes God or a divine being as the ultimate authority.

When power is divided among several branches of government.

When the government has rules for legal proceedings, the government follows those legal proceedings, and those legal proceedings are fair.

A political theorist who thought that humans were naturally violent and selfish, and that a single sovereign should have total power.

An entity with the duties to protect the country, keep order, help citizens, and make laws

A system in which Individual citizens are directly involved in government, such as lawmaking and acting as judges.

When citizens of a country give their permission to be governed by the government.

When laws are fair, enforced, and nobody is above the law

The natural right that ensures an individual's ability to make their own decisions.

An entity that does not have to check with any higher authority in order to make and enforce laws, has its own government, and is its highest authority.

A system in which monarchs share power with other parts of government.

When the rights of small or popular groups regardless of what the majority believes.

When citizens have a way to enforce their rights

The fundamental issue that Thomas Hobbes and John Locke disagreed on.

The ability to rule absolutely within a territory.

The type of government that the United States has.

Restricting individual power and holding governments accountable.

When nobody is above the law, not even elected officials, and the judicial system treats everyone the same.