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| right by which European countries claimed what they found in America |
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| supreme independent power |
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| agreement between two or more sovereign groups |
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| something set so you'll follow it in the future (usually a legal decision) |
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| Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN) |
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| founded 1966 to promote political cooperation between Alaska Native groups |
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| Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) |
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| passed in 1971 to settle Alaska Native land claims and create Native corporations |
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| Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA) |
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| passed in 1980, expanded national parks and wildlife refuges in Alaska |
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| idea of everyone participating in government with equal voice and vote |
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| idea of power residing with the people, who have protected rights |
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| system for ruling over people; has a monopoly on legitimate use of force |
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| Evolutionary Theory of Government |
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| Families with leaders merged, creating larger societies. |
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| Divine Right Theory of Government |
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| People obeyed rulers they thought were divinely-appointed. |
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| Force and Conquest Theory of Government |
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| Strongmen forced others to obey them. |
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| Social Contract Theory of Government |
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| People voluntarily agreed to create governments to protect themselves. |
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| conditions before society existed when people were free to do whatever |
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| Hobbesian view of the social contract |
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| You should cede your rights to the government (which should be all-powerful) for the sake of your security. |
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| Lockean view of the social contract |
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| You should retain inherent rights under your government (which should be limited in its powers). |
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| ability of a court to review law and invalidate it if it doesn't fit with higher law |
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| Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) |
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| the highest court in the United States |
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| one idea for organizing government into distinct bodies |
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| idea that different government bodies should have distinct functions |
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| idea that each branch of government should have powers to limit the others |
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| a government with a separate and independent executive branch (like the U.S.) |
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| a government with a legislative body that also serves executive functions (like the U.K.) |
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| idea that a single government body should possess multiple functions |
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| a government with both a separate executive and a parliamentary leader (like Russia or France) |
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| country where only one political party is allowed to control the government (like China, Vietnam, or North Korea) |
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