Government Principles of Government Sec. 1-1
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This is not a theory of the origin of the state
ruler's right theory
One of the first students of government
Aristotle
This is the institution through which the state maintains social order
Government
American colonies declared their independence based on...
John Locke's political writings
An independent state or country
Nation
Task of government
National Security
Abraham Lincoln said that one of the important purposes of government is to...
Provide essential services
A political community
State
This term means a state has supreme and absolute authority within its territorial boundaries
Sovereignty
Social Contract
Thomas Hobbes
