Civics 1.1

Front

Political community in a precise territory

Back

State

Front

State has absolute and supreme power in its boundaries

Back

Sovereignty

Front

People with shared race, language, customs, or religion

Back

Nation

Front

Nation with government and borders containing most of their people

Back

Nation-State

Front

Agreement on basic beliefs and values

Back

Consensus

Front

Country’s strategy for dealing with other countries

Back

Foreign Policy

Front

Institution to maintain social order, provide public services, enforce decisions

Back

Government

Front

Agreement between ruler and people to form a government

Back

Social Contract

Front

Human life before the creation of government

Back

State of Nature

Front

Rights for being human: Life, Liberty, Property (John Locke)

Back

Natural Rights