Foundations of Government

 parties representing the majority make most laws

• majority rule

• voting

• economic assistance

• constitutional government

•  rule of law

combines elements of capitalism and socialism

• communist state

• bourgeoisie

•  mixed economy

• democratic socialism

• proletariat

united by bonds of race, language, custom, or religion

• force theory

• state

• evolutionary theory

• nation

• social contract theory

national and state (provencial) governments share power

•  monarchy

•  democracy

• unitary system

• federal system

• oligarchy

 constitution places limits on powers of the government

•  rule of law

• constitutional government

• economic assistance

• voting

• majority rule

capitalists who own the means of production

• mixed economy

• communist state

• bourgeoisie

• socialism

• proletariat

 community with organized government in a territory

• nation

• state

• force theory

• evolutionary theory

• social contract theory

the people rule directly or through representatives

• federal system

• democracy

• monarchy

•  unitary system

• oligarchy

 laws apply evenly to everyone, even a president or king

• majority rule

• voting

• economic assistance

• rule of law

workers who produce goods

•  bourgeoisie

•  socialism

•  mixed economy

• communist state

• proletariat