This document defines key concepts in political science including forms of government like democracy, dictatorship, and monarchy. It also defines the state as more than just a government, describing it as having rule over a sovereign territory through institutions like an executive, bureaucracy, and courts. The political constitution is established as the fundamental law that defines the basic principles a society must follow.

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2. Political ConstitutionThe fundamental law, written or unwritten, that establishes the character of a government by defining the basic principles to which a society must conform.

3. Forms of governmentAnarchy - a condition of lawlessness Communism - a system of government in which the state plans and controls the economy and a singleConstitutional - a government by or operating under an authoritative document Democracy - a form of government in which the supreme power is retained by the peopleDictatorship - a form of government in which a ruler or small clique wield absolute power Federal - a form of government in which sovereign power is formally divided - usually by means of a constitutionMonarchy - a government in which the supreme power is lodged in the hands of a monarch who reigns over a state Republic - a representative democracy in which the people's elected deputiesSocialism - a government in which the means of planning, producing, and distributing goods is controlled by a central government

4. StateA state is more than a government; that is clear. Governments change, but states endure. A state is the means of rule over a defined or "sovereign" territory. It is comprised of an executive, a bureaucracy, courts and other institutions.