1. 1. WHAT ARE THE FOUR
CHARACTERISTICS OF STATE?
 Population
 Territory
 Sovereignty
 Government

2. 2. WHAT ARE THE FOUR THEORIES
OF THE ORIGINS OF A STATE?
 Force Theory
 Evolutionary Theory
 Devine Right Theory
 Social Contract Theory

3. 3. WHAT ARE SIX PURPOSES OF THE
AMERICAN SYSTEM OF
GOVERNMENT?
 Form a more perfect union
 Establish justice
 Insure domestic tranquility
 Provide for the common
defense
 Promote the general
welfare

4. 4. GOVERNMENT
 The institution through
which a society makes and
enforces its public
policies.

5. 5. PUBLIC POLICY
 Something the
government decides to do
about a certain issue.

6. 6. LEGISLATIVE POWER
 The power to make laws.

7. 7. EXECUTIVE POWER
 The power to enforce
and administer laws.

8. 8. JUDICIAL POWER
 The power to interpret
laws and settle disputes.

9. 9. CONSTITUTION
 A body of fundamental
laws that sets out the
principles, structures, and
processes of government.

10. 10. DICTATORSHIP
 Government in which
those who rule are not
responsible to will of the
people.

11. 11. DEMOCRACY
 Government in which
power rests with the
people.

12. 12. STATE
 A body of people living in
a defined area who have a
government and the power
to make and enforce laws
without the consent of a
higher authority.

13. 13. SOVEREIGN
 Having supreme and
absolute power.