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a political community that occupies a definite territory and has an organized government with the power to make and enforce laws without approval from any higher authority
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state
a political community that occupies a definite territory and has an organized government with the power to make and enforce laws without approval from any higher authority
nation
group of people united by bonds of race, language, custom, tradition, and sometimes, religion
nation-state
a country in which the territory of both the nation and the state coincide
consensus
an agreement about basic beliefs
sovereignity
the supreme and absolute authority within territorial boundaries
government
the institution through which the state maintains social order, provides public services, and enforces binding decisions on citizens
social contract
theory that by contract, people surrender to the state the power needed to maintain order and the state, in turn, agrees to protect its citizens
unitary system
a government that gives all key powers to the national or central government
federal system
a government that divides the powers of government between the national government and state or provincial governments
confederacy
a loose union of a conference committee
constitution
a plan that provides the rules for government
constitutional government
a government in which a constitution has authority to place clearly recognized limits on the powers of those who govern
preamble
a statement in a constitution that sets forth the goals and purposes of government
constitutional law
law that involves the interpetation and application of the U.S. Constitution and state constitutions
politics
the effort to control or influence the conduct and policies of government
industrialized nation
a nation with large industries and advanced technology that provides a more comfortable way of life than developing nations
developing nation
a nation only beginning to develop industrially
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