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Senior Social Chapter. 1
Mr. Lance Sage Senior Social Chapter 1 Study Guide
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12th Grade
09/14/2011

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Government
Definition
Institution through which a society makes and enforces public polices.
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State
Definition
Group of people living in a boundary with a govt. that has power to make and enforce without the consent of a higher govt.
Term
Legislative
Executive
Judicial
Definition
Three powers of every government
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Sovereignty
Definition
Subject to no higher authority within its territory
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Force Theory
Definition
Forceful authority by a group or person
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Evolutionary Theory
Definition
Natural out growth through increasingly larger communities.
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Dictatorship
Definition
those who rule cannot be held responsible to the will of the people
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Autocracy
Oligarchy
Definition
Two types of Dictatorships
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Democracy
Definition
popular sovereignty (rule by the people)
Term
direct
indirect
Definition
Two different types of democracy
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Direct Democracy
Definition
People directly make public laws
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Indirect Democracy
Definition
People elect officials to do government work. Also known as representative democracy.
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Unitary Govt.
Federal Govt.
Confederate Govt.
Definition
three forms of govt. classified under geographic distribution of power
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Unitary Govt.
Definition
all powers held by govt. belong to single govt. which creates local units of govt. when needed.
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Federal Govt.
Definition
powers of govt. divided between a central govt. and local govt.
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Confederate Govt.
Definition
alliances of independent states
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Presidential Govt.
Definition
Type of govt. where Executive and Legislative are separated and have equal powers
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Parliament govt.
Definition
Govt. where executive is made up of the prime minister or premier and their cabinet belongs to legislative branch
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Supply & Demand
Definition
When supplies are low prices rise and supplies are high prices drop.
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Mixed Economy
Definition
Govt. participates in the economy to protect the public that preserve private enterprise.
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autocracy
Definition
dictatorship which one person holds all power
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Oligarchy
Definition
dictatorship held by small usually self appointed elite
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