US GOV Ch1

2. Contract → Agreement where people submit to the authority of a state for protection.
3. → Institutions and processes through which decisions are made for a group of people.
6. → Legislative body that selects the Prime Minister in some systems.
9. → Government by the people, often through majority rule.
10. Right → Theory that rulers are chosen by God.
11. → Indirect democracy where citizens elect representatives.
13. → A decision made in pursuit of a particular goal.
14. System → System where power is concentrated in the central government.
16. → The ability of people to act and think as they choose.
18. System → Independent states join to form a central government with limited power.
20. of Law → Government is subject to recognized and enforced limits.

1. → Supreme power to act within its territory and control external affairs.
4. → Government ruled by a king or queen.
5. → A political unit with the power to make and enforce laws within a defined territory.
7. System → Divides power between national and regional governments.
8. Law → Provides a rational order to the world; human rights flow from it.
12. → Principle that all people possess a fundamental, moral worth.
15. → An area with fixed boundaries.
17. → A feature of a state; the people who live within its territory.
19. Enterprise → Economic system allowing people to make their own choices with limited government interference.