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10 Cards in this Set
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government |
the institution through which a society makes and enforces public policies. |
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public policies |
all of those things a government decides to do |
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legislative power |
the power to make laws and to frame public policies |
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executive power |
the power to execute , enforce, and administer laws |
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judicial power |
the power to interpret laws, to determine their meaning , and to settle dispute that arise with in the society |
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constitution |
the body of fundamental laws setting out the principles, structures, and process of a government. |
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dictatorship |
the ultimate responsibility for the exercise of these powers may be held by a single person or by a small group |
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democracy |
supreme authority rests with the people |
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state |
a body of people living in a defined territory, organized politically and with the power to make and enforce law without the consent of any higher authority. |
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sovereign |
it has supreme and absolute power with in its territory and can decide its own foreign and domestic policies. |
