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22 Cards in this Set
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the institution through which a society makes and enforces its public policies
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government
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things a government decides to do
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public policy
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the power to make law, 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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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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a form of government in which the leader has absolute power and authority
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dictatorship
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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 the consent of any higher authority
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state
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having supreme power within its own territory; neither subordinate nor responsible to any other territory
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sovereign
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a form of government in which the supreme authority rests with the people
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democracy
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a government in which a single person holds unlimited political power
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autocracy
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a 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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a centralized government in which all govt powers belong to a single, central agency
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unitary government
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government in 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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basic principle of federalism; the constitutional provisions by which governmental powers are divided on a geographic basis (in U.S. between the National Govt and State govt)
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division of powers
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an alliance of independent states
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confederation
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a form of government in which the executive and legislative branches of govt are separate, independent, and coequal
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presidential government
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a form of govt in which the executive branch is made of the prime minister, or premier, and that official’s cabinet
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parliamentary government
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an adjustment of opposing principles or systems by modifying some aspect of each
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compromise
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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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free enterprise system
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a law which states that when supplies of goods and services become plentiful, prices tend to drop. When supplies become scarcer, prices tend to rise
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law of supply and demand
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econ 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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