Chapter 8

1. taking part in government
6. an independent state consisting of a city and its surrounding territory
8. managing communication and relationships between countries
10. a region that shares a common government
12. activities having to do with one society and community
14. supreme authority, or power
15. is a state containing several countries
20. a system of basic rules and principles by which a government is organzied
21. central government makes all laws for the entire country
22. set of goals describing how a country's government plans to interact with other countries' governments
23. the unjust use of power

2. government is one in which power is held by a single person or a small group
3. a government structure in which there are no effective limits on government actions
4. group that supports candidates for public offices
5. formal agreement between two or more countries
7. a political and economic system in which government owns all property and makes all economic decisions
9. a group that seeks to influence public policy on certain issues
11. a government structure in which government actions are limited by law
13. power is divided among central, regional, and local governments
16. a group of people who have the power to make and enforce laws for a country or area
17. a state that is independent of other states
18. a legal member of a country
19. is a form of government in which the state is ruled by a monarch