Unit 1 Vocab

2. government in which the people rule
6. a written instrument from the authorities of a society granting rights or privileges
8. a system of government in which a small group holds power
11. the limits of territory within which authority may be exercised
12. a plan that provides the rules for government
13. a political community that occupies a definite territory and has an organized government
15. a system of government in which nobles offered protection and land to their subjects in return for their service

1. a government in which voters hold sovereign power; elected representatives, responsible to the people, exercise that power
3. a state without government or laws
4. the supreme and absolute authority within territorial boundaries
5. a group of people united by bonds of race, language, custom, tradition, and sometimes religion
7. a loose union of independent states
9. an institution through which leaders exercise power to make and enforce laws affecting the people under its control
10. controlling all aspects of citizens' economic, political, and social lives
14. a change to the constitution