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12 Cards in this Set
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Government |
Is the institution through which a society makes and enforces it's public policies. |
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Public Policies |
In short, all of those things a government decides to do. |
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Legislative Power |
The power to make law and to frame public policies. |
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Executive Power |
The power to execute, enforce, and administer law. |
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Judicial Power |
The power to interpret laws. |
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Constitution |
Is a body of fundamental laws setting out the principles, structures, and processes of a government. |
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Dictatorship |
In this form of government, those who rule cannot be held responsible to the will of the people. |
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Democracy |
In a democracy, supreme authority rests with the people. |
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State |
Can be defined as a body of people, living in a defined territory, organized politically, and with the power to make and enforce law. |
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Sovereign |
It has supreme and absolute power within its own territory and can decide it's own foreign and domestic policies. |
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Autocracy |
Is a government in which a single person holds unlimited political power. |
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Oligarchy |
Is a government in which the power to rule is held by a small, usually self-appointed elite. |
