Foundations of Government

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  1. 3. blank slate
  2. 6. Group of people who are the members of a state
  3. 8. One of the natural rights, people want to own things that help them survive
  4. 10. Citizens hold the political power
  5. 12. Body of people, living in a defined space, with the power to make and enforce laws, and with an organization to do this
  6. 13. Small group, usually military, rule over a country after taking it over
  7. 14. Book authored by Thomas Hobbes
  8. 15. A small group of people has all the power
  9. 17. What people lived in before there were governments
  10. 23. One of the natural rights, people want to be as free as possible
  11. 24. Hobbes saw people as naturally this
  12. 26. Area in which a State’s rule applies
  13. 28. English philosopher who was first to discuss a social contract
  14. 30. Kind of relationships states will have with other states
  15. 31. One of the natural rights, people want to live and will fight to survive
  16. 32. A king or queen rule the country
  17. 33. State with the largest population in the world
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  1. 1. Agreement between people and their government
  2. 2. Type of government in which one person has all the power
  3. 4. Nobody is in control of the government
  4. 5. Citizens elect leaders to represent their rights and interest in government
  5. 7. The population of a State has many different features; language, wealth, religion, education
  6. 9. The ability to rule absolutely within a territory
  7. 11. English document that limited the power of the King, signed in 1215
  8. 16. Locke believed that all human beings share these
  9. 18. American founding father who was heavily influenced by John Locke
  10. 19. A Government has four of these, they include; makes laws, protect the state, keep order inside the state, and provide services
  11. 20. Citizens are directly involved in the day-to-day work of governing the country
  12. 21. Form of government where one leader has absolute control over citizens’ lives
  13. 22. Hobbes was more concerned with protecting _____ than rights
  14. 25. The United States purchased Alaska from this country for $7.2 million in 1867
  15. 26. Government that recognizes God or a divine being as the ultimate authority
  16. 27. Organization inside a state that controls the actions and policies of the state
  17. 29. English philosopher who coined the term natural rights