purposes of government vocab unit 1

the vocabulary

government

political originations through which scarcity decisions and public policies are made and enforced

democracy

type of government where power is held by the people and exercised through them (voting)

republic

where people are elected by the citizens to speak or act in there behalf

scarcity

trying to fulfill unlimited wants and needs with minimal resources

politics

the way in witch people resolve social conflict

social conflict

the idea that people that people i a society disagree over bailiffs , values, and what the society’s priority’s should be

power

the ability to so something

authority

the right to make decisions having power or influence over people in groups

nation

people untied by common descent, history, culture or language, inhabiting a particular country or territory

sovereignty

the power and authority to rule oneself; governments must have this

population

group of people living within an area

territory

land on which population lives

social contract

an implicit (understood) agreement among the members of a society to cooperate for social benefits