FHSBoyd Chapter 1 Questions
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15 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Sovereignty | Term used to describe having absolute authority within its territorial boundaries... |
| government | This is the institution through which the state maintains order within a country/nation. |
| Evolutionary Theory | Some scholars believe that the state (countries) evolved from the family. |
| John Locke | American colonies declared their independence based on the writings of him |
| 13 | # of original colonies |
| federalism | This system of government divides power between the state and national governments. |
| James Madison | "If men were angels, no government would be necessary.." |
| preamble | This "statement" in the constitution sets forth the goals and purposes of the government. |
| Cuba | a country with a communist dictorship found 90 miles from Florida |
| representative democracy | The United States has this form of government. |
| socialism | In this type of economic system the government owns the basic means of production (businesses that create goods and services). |
| mixed market | The United States has this type of economy. |
| monarchy | This type of government has a king, queen, or emperor. |
| confederacy | A loose union of independent states |
| Karl Marx | This man wrote about communism |
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