purposes of government vocab

government

political organizations through which scarcity decisions and public policies are made 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 on their behave

scarcity

trying to fulfill unlimited wants and needs with limited resources

politics

the way in which people resolve social conclict

social conflict

the idea that people in a society disagree over beliefs values and what the society priorities should be

power

the ability to do something

authority

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

nation

people united by common descent, history, culture, or language, inhabiting a particular

sovereignty

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

territory

land on which population live

social contact

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