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State
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A political community that occupies a definite territory and has an organized goverment
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Nation
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Group of people united by bonds of race, language, custom, tradition, and sometimes religion
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Nation-state
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A nation in which the territory of both the nation and state coincide
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Consensus
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An agreemen about government beliefs
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Government
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The instituion thorugh which the state maintains social order, provides public services, and enforces binding decisions on citizens
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Force theory
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The theory that the state was born of force-when all the poeple of an area were brought under the authority of one person or group
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Evolutionary theory
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The theory that the state evolved from the family
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Federal system
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A government that divides the powers of government between the national government and state or provincial government
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Confederacy
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A loose union of independent states
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Social contract
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Theory that by contract, people surrender to the state the power needed to maintain order the state, in turn, agrees to protect its citizens
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Constitution
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A plan that provides the rules of government
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Preamble
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A statement in a constituion that sets forth the goals an purposes of governent
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Constitutional government
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A government in which a constituion has authority to place clearly recognized limits on the powers of those who govern
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Constitutional law
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Law that involves the interpretation and application of the U.S. Consitution and state constitutions
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Politics
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The effort to control or influence the conduct and policies of government
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