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government
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the institution through which society makes and enforces its public policies
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public policy
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all of the many goals that a government pursues in all of the many areas of human affairs in which it is involved
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legislative power
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the power to make law and to frame public policies
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executive power
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the power to execute, enforce, and administer law
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judicial power
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the power to interpret laws, to determine their meaning, and to settle disputes that arise withen the society
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constitution
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the body of fundamental laws setting out principles, structues, and processes of a government
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dictatorship
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in this form of government those who rule cannot be held responsible to the will of the people
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democracy
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when the power to exercise power rests in the majority or the people
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state
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a body of people, living in a defined territory, organiszed politically (with government) and with the power to make and enforce law without higher consent
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sovereign
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it has supreme and absolute power withen its own territory and can decide its own foeign and domestic policies
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