Exam One

2. the misuse of authority for harmful, unethical, or illegal ends
3. an economic and political system where landowners granted land to tenants in return for services
4. life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
6. system of government in which citizens exercise supreme power
7. an economic system in which decisions about what to produce and how are made on the basis of customs, beliefs, and traditions
11. an established organization
12. institutions and officials organized to establish laws and rules
14. a system of government in which a single person or group exercises supreme power by controlling the military and police
18. the idea that the legitimacy of a government stems from an unwritten contract between the ruler and the ruled; a ruler who breaks this contract by abusing people’s rights loses legitimacy and may be overthrown
22. a nation in which supreme power rests with the citizens and is exercised by their elected representatives
23. the ability to make others do things
24. an economic system in which individual investors, or capitalists, privately own the means of production; also known as a free enterprise system
25. an independent state
28. Philosopher who believed in the state of nature and thought people were good
30. the use of force or threats to make people do things against their will

1. a type of government in which power is shared between the national government and smaller regional governments
5. a political system in which independent states form a nation but retain their power under a weak central government
8. a democratic form of government in which citizens make public decisions directly, either in a popular assembly or through a popular vote
9. the idea that European monarchs had a God-given right to rule and deserved absolute power
10. the battle over who gets what
13. characterized by cunning or ruthless methods to obtain and maintain power
15. an ancient Chinese doctrine that the ruler was the son of heaven
16. system of government in which a single ruler exercises supreme power based on heredity or divine right
17. an economic system that relies mainly on markets to determine what goods and services to produce and how to produce them
19. the quality of being accepted as an authority, often applied to laws or those in power
20. The legal right or power to give orders or enforce rules.
21. a product or service that is available for all people to consume, whether they pay for it or not
26. Philosopher who believed people were self interested and thought the state of nature was brutal.
27. a government headed by religious leaders
29. government income, to be used for public expenses