History Vocabulary

when supreme political power resides on the people eligible to vote from representatives that make government decisions

people living in a situation without man made government rules or laws

legal framework of government

an agreement among people to set up government and obey its alws

a government that has limits on the powers of the person or group running the government

freedoms or privileges that individuals possess as human beings or citizens of a society

citizens and leaders setting aside personal interest and concerns for the public good

distribution of power that provides each branch with individual power to check the other branches

a government with unlimited power

the study of right and responsibilities af civic participants and government

interest groups

expectations of indivuals of a society

division of power between the branch of government

also known as common welfare-something that benefits the community as a whole

the part of a persons life that is not the business of the government

doctrine that human beings have rights like life, liberty and property and can create a government to protect those righ