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Government
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the act or process of governing; the office, authority, or function of governing
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public policy
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A decision or action of government that addresses problems and issues
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legislative power
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the power to make laws
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executive power
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the power to direct or manage
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judicial power
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the power to pass down judgement or administer judgement
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constitution
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an established law or custom
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dictatorship
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a government in which political power is exercised by a single individual whose rule is considered illegitimate
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democracy
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a government by the people; a government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised by them directly or indirectly through a system of representation usually involving periodically held free elections
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state
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a politically organized body of people usually occupying a definite territory
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sovereign
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autonomous; not controlled by outside forces
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divine right
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the justification of a monarchy through the word of God
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social contract
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the theory of how government and societies began; an agreement among the members of an organized society or between the governed and the government defining and limiting the rights
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anarchy
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a state of lawlessness and disorder (usually resulting from a failure of government)
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direct democracy
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a form of democracy in which power is exercised by the citizens without representatives acting on their behalf
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representative democracy
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citizens choose a small number of people to represent their interests and negotiate differences on their behalf
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republic
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a government having a chief of state who is not a monarch and who in modern times is usually a president
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autocracy
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a government in which the ruler has absolute, unlimited power
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oligarchy
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a political system governed by a few people
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totalitarian government
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a government that regulates nearly every aspect of public and private behavior
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unitary government
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a form of government in which the powers of all provincial and local governments are specified by a single national government
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federal government
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of, relating to, or being a form of government in which a union of states recognizes the sovereignty of a central authority while retaining certain residual powers of government
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division of powers
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the power of the government is divided into three divisions: legislative, executive, and judiciary
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confederation
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an alliance; the state of being allied or confederated
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presidential government
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a system of government in which the president is constitutionally independent of the legislature
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parliamentary government
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a system of government having the real executive power vested in a cabinet composed of members of the legislature who are individually and collectively responsible to the legislature
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free enterprise system
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n economic system characterized by private ownership of property and productive resources, the profit motive to stimulate production, competition to ensure efficiency, and the forces of supply and demand to direct the production and distribution of goods and services.
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law of supply and demand
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This is a law of economics which states that the price of a specific commodity is obtained through the interaction of supply and demand and it equals the amount offered with market demand.
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mixed economy
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An economy in which some production is done by the private sector and some by the state, in state-owned enterprises.
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