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US Government
Ch.1 Sec. 2 Levels of Power
Term | Definition |
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chief executive | the leader of the executive branch |
executive branch | the part of a government that carries out the law |
federal system | a government in which the national and state governments share power |
legislative branch | the part of a government that makes the laws |
presidential system | a government in which the legislative and executive branches are separate from each other |
confederate system | a government in which independent countries join together in a common goal |
parliamentary system | a government in which the chief executive is a member of a legislative branch |
unitary system | a government in which the national government has all the power |