Ch. 2 Study Guide

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Government that gives all key powers to the national or central government

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Unitary System

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Theory that by contract, people surrender to the state the power needed to maintain order & the state, in turn, agrees to protect its citizens

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Social Contract theory

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Group of people united by bonds of
ethnicity, language, custom, tradition, &
sometimes, religion

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Nation

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The supreme & absolute authority within territorial boundaries

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sovereignty

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A country in which the territory of both the nation and the state coincide

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nation-state

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Political community that occupies a definite territory and has an organized government with the power to make and enforce laws without approval from a higher authority

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state

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The institution through which the state maintains social order, provides public services, & enforces binding decisions on citizens

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government

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an agreement about basic beliefs

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consensus

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A government in which a constitution has authority to place clearly recognized limits on the powers of those who govern

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constitutional government

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a loose union of independent states

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confederacy