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22 Cards in this Set
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the instituition through which a society makes and enforces its public policies
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government
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all those things a government decides to do
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public policies
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the power to make law and frame public policies
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legislative power
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the power to execute, enforce, and administer law.
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executive power
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the power to interpret laws to determine their meaning and to settle disputes that arise within the society
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judicial power
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the body of fundamental laws setting out the principles structures and processes of a government
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constitution
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form of government where those who rule cannot be held responsible to the will of the people. Power held by person or group
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dictatorship
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supreme authority rests with the people
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democracy
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a body of people, living in a defined territory, organized politically, and with the power to make and enforce law without consent of authority.
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state
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has supreme and absolute power within its own territory and can decide its own foreign and domestic policies.
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sovereign
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government in which a single person holds unlimited political power
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autocracy
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government in which the power to rule is held by a small usually self appointed elite
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oligarchy
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centralized government, powers belong to a single central agency
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unitary government
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one which the powers of government are divided between a central government and several local governments
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federal government
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the authority superior to the central and local govts. in a federal govt. Ex. U.S. constitution
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division of powers
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alliance of independent states. Hold limited powers in govt.
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confederation
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the executive and legislative branches of government are sparate independ of one another and coequal
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presidential government
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the executive is made up of the prime minister or premier and that official's cabinet. One branch
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parliamentary government
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finding the position most acceptable to the largest number
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compromise
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economic system characterized by the private ownership of capital goods, investments made by privaete decision, and success or failure determined by competition in the market place.
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free enterprise system
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when supplies of goods and services are plentiful prices tend to drop
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law of supply and demand
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an economy in which private enterprise exists in combination with a considerable amount of government regulation and promotion
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mixed economy
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