Purposes of Gov Vocab
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Government
Political organizations through which scarcity decisions and public policies are made and enforced
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Democracy
Type of government where power is held by the people and exercised through them (voting)
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Republic
Where people are elected by the citizens to speak or act on their behalf
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Scarcity
Trying to fulfill unlimited wants and needs with limited resources
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Politics
The way in which people resolve social conflict
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Social Conflict
The idea that people in a society disagree over beliefs, values, and what the society’s priorates should be
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Power
The ability to do something
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Authority
The right to make decisions
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Nation
People united by common descent, history, culture,
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