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| What is the force theroy? |
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| One person/small group came into power and forced all withing it to follow their rules |
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| What is the evolutionary theory? |
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| The state developed naturally out of family. The primitive family being the first stage in political development. |
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| What is the Divine Right theory? |
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| The belief that God gave those of royal birth the "divine right" to rule |
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| What is the social contract theroy? |
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| Everyone is born with power + freedom, however a man can only remain as safe as he makes himself |
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| Who said "man is by nature a political animal"? |
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| Who expressed the opinion that governments were necessary to "avoid the war of every man against every man"? |
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| What is political science? |
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| The study of all processes, principles, and structure of government and political institutions |
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| A concept that focuses more on culture than georgraphy; A focus in politics on particular interests, theories, or practices of a region or group of regions |
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| A government in which supreme political authority rests with the people |
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| A government that holds absolute and unchallengableauthority over the people |
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| What is a "pure" direct democracy? |
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| the will of the people is translated into law by all of the people |
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| What is a representative democracy? |
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| The people choose representatives to act as their representatives to express the people's will. |
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| A government where sovereign power is held by those eligible to vote |
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| What is a constitutional monarchy? |
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| a constitutional government where a king/queen is a figurehead based on heredity |
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| What is a totalitarian government? |
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| A government where the people have no will of their own |
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| What is the difference between autocracy and oligarchy? |
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autocracy = dictatorship by one person
oligarchy = dictatorship by a group of people |
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| What is an absolute monarhcy? |
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| the state is ruled by a king/queen in an absolute form of government |
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| A state ruled by religious individuals/groups |
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| A unitary government is a gov. in which |
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| all of the power belongs to a central agency |
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| what is a federal government? |
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| the powers of government are divided between the central and local governments |
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| What is a confederate government? |
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| An alliance of independent states that only has control to handle the matters the state has assigned to it |
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