Government correct answers 1.1 the formal institutions and processes through which decisions are made for group of people
power correct answers the
... [Show More] government's authority and ability to get things done
sovereignty correct answers the supreme power to act within its territory and to control its external affairs
politics correct answers the process by which government makes and carries out decisions
legitimacy correct answers right and proper by important segments of a nation's population
divine right of kings correct answers made the king answerable only to God, not to the people he ruled.
social contract theory correct answers the first governments formed as a result of people agreeing among themselves to submit to the authority of a state
monarch correct answers 1.2 the government headed by one person, such as a king or a queen, who exercises supreme authority
dictatorship correct answers a system of rule in which one person, a dictator, or small grpup of people can hold unlimited power over government
oligarchy correct answers rule by a few, or an aristocracy
dictatorships led by small groups of people, usually members of the military or the economic elite.
direct democracy correct answers government by the people, citizens are the ultimate source of government authority
republic correct answers an indirect form of democracy that places political decision making at least one step away from the people
unitary system correct answers sovereignty, or ultimate authority, rests in a single, national government.
federal system correct answers divides power over people and territory between a national government and smaller, regional levels of government
confederal system correct answers join forces by forming a central government (confederation)
presidential system correct answers distinguished by having a president that is elected by the people for a limited term of office [Show Less]