Purposes and Origins of Government

type of government in which decisions are made by a centralized authority or leader who does not answer to the people

type of government characterized by one-person or one-party authoritarian rule

form of government in which laws and policy decisions are made directly by the people

idea that government originates with power vested in an individual by God or gods

idea that government originates from a family or clan-bound structure

idea that government originates from taking control of the state by force, often found in a dictatorship

state of happiness and well-being within a society

philosophy concerning the design, functions, and goals of government

process by which citizens can directly propose new legislation or amend a constitution

type of government in which state power is limited in order to protect the rights of the minority

political ideology that places individual liberty above all else and favors very limited government

movement that opposes elites and big business by championing the common person

that which benefits all people in a society

measure created by a legislative body that the people either approve or reject through popular vote

political system in which citizens elect representatives to govern for them

idea that all people and institutions within a state are subject to the same laws

idea that government originates as an agreement between the governed and those who govern

ultimate authority of a state to govern itself without interference from outside governments or powers

organized and independent body of people constituting a distinct political entity