purposes of gov vocab

government

political organisations through which scarcity decicions and public policies are made and enforced for a society.

democracy

type of govenment where power is held by the people and exercised through elected representatives.

republic

where people are elected by the citizens to speak or act on their behalfand make decisions for the government.

scarcity

trying to fulfill unlimeted wants and needs with limeted resorces avalible

politics

the way people solve a social conflict

social conflict

the idea that people in a society dissagree over values or belifes.

power

the abillity to do somthing

authourty

the right to make decissions. having power or influence over people or groups.

nation

people united by common decent, history,culture, or language, inhabiting a particular country or territory.

sovereignty

the power and authority to rulr oneself goverments must have this.

population

group of people living wihen a area

territory

land on which population lives

social contract

an implict agreement among the members of a society to cooperate for social benifits