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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 state | A body of people living in a defended territory, organized politically and having power to make and enforce law without the consent of any higher authority |
| divine right | A theory that rulers are chosen by God or gods to rule without opposition |
| communism | An extreme form of socialism where basic individual freedoms are not permitted but where an egalitarian society exists |
| liberal | A person concerned with expanding the role of government to help and protect people |
| social contract | The American colonies declared their independence based on this theory |
| unitary | Centralized government with all powers held by a single agency |
| power | The ability to affect someone else's will |
| socialism | An economic system based on public ownership of the means of production on behalf of the collective whole |
| confederacy | A loose alliance of independent states |
| Laissez-faire | one who believes the governement should stay out of regulating economic affairs as a way of preserving the status quo |
| political authority | the right to act in a certain way as conferred by law. a state or national constitution |
| capitalism | an economic system characterized by private ownership of property, freedom of choice and individual incentives to be productive |
| sovereignty | the state has supreme and absolute authority within its territorial boundaries |
| radical | a person trying to get to the source of a problem to fix it |
| democracy | government of the people, by the people and for the people |
| republican | the political party most associated with big business and finance in an effort to promote a free enterprise system |
| constitution | a plan that provides the rules and structure for government |
| moderate | one who holds neutral or middle-of-the-road political views |
| ideology | a set of attitudes and beliefs that are expressed political, economic and social terms |
| dictatorship | a type of governmental leadership characterized by a strong military designed to preserve law and order by limiting civil liberties and promoting nationalism |
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