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Government |
the INSTITUTION through which a society makes and enforces policies
the purpose of the American government is to service the citizens of the United States |
institution OR process |
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Autocracy |
a government in which ONE person holds all the power |
How many people have power? one OR more than one |
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Oligarchy |
a government in which power is held by a small, usually self-appointed elite (more than one person) |
How many people have power? one OR more than one |
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Unitary Government |
a centralized government in which all government powers belong to a single agency
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT has ALL the power |
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Federal Government |
one in which the powers of the government are divided between a central government and several local governments
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT and STATES BOTH have power |
The United States of America have this form of government ...
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Division of Powers |
basic principal of federalism; the constitutional provisions by which governmental powers are DIVIDED on a geographic basis
(powers are split based on location) |
powers of divided (split) based on ...?
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Confederation |
an alliance of independent states
(a union with other states)
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Presidential Government |
a form of government in which the executive and legislative branches are independent and have equal but different powers
voters elect both the president (executive) and congress (legislative) |
voters elect both the president AND congress in this form of government
Presidential OR Parliamentary? |
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Compromise |
an adjustment of opposing principals or systems by modifying some aspect of each
coming to an agreement |
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Free Enterprise System |
an economic system characterized by private or corporate ownership of capital goods; investments that are determined by private decision rather than by state control, and determined in a free market. |
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