Introduction to U.S. Government

The ability the rule absolutely within a territory

The process by which a society decides how power and resources will be distributed within a society

The institution through which a society makes and enforces its public policies

Type of government where the states have power and a central government only handles matters assigned to it

In this theory regarding the origin of the state, the nation was created through an agreement between different people

An economy in which private enterprise exists in combination with a considerable amount of government regulation

In this theory regarding the origin of the states, nations are created when land is taken from others

When supplies of goods and services become plentiful, prices tend to drop. When supplies become scarcer, prices rise

Type of Government where the power is divided between a central and local governments

What is the purpose of Government?

These are the two different classifications of Government

All those things a government decides to do. Ex. Taxation, health care

In a dictatorship, the people directly vote on governmental decisions

Government in which the power to rule is held by a small, usually self-appointed elite

What is the economic system in the U.S.?

Government in which a single person holds unlimited political power

These are all features of a Nation-State EXCEPT:

A government where all powers are held in a central agency with some power given to others

In this theory of the origins of the state, it is believed the ruler is appointed by God

What is the name of this class?

All of these are basic kinds of power which every government has and exercises EXCEPT:

Government where authority rests with the people

In this theory regarding the origin of the state, the nation is formed by families growing and natural progression