a state without government or laws
anarchy
an institution through which leaders exercise power to make and enforce laws affects the people under its control
government
a group of people united by bonds of race, language, custom, tradition, and sometimes religion
nation
a political community that occupies a definite territory and has an organized government
state
a political community that occupies a definite territory and has an organized government
country
the supreme and absolute authority within territorial boundary
sovereignty
one who engage in the pursuit of wisdom
philosopher
speculation based on study
theory
the idea that people are chosen by a god or gods to rule
divine right
theory that by contract, people surrender to the state the power needed to maintain order, and the state, in turn, agrees to protect its citizens
social contract
a government that gives all key powers to the national or central government
unitary system
a loose union of independent states
confederacy
a government that divides the powers of government between the national government and state or provincial government
federal system
a plan that provides the rules for government
constitution
a government in which a constitution has authority to place clearly recognized limits on the powers of those who govern it
constitutional government
controlling all aspects of citizen's economic, political, and social lives
authoritarian
