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Chapter 1

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Government   the institution through which a society makes and enforces its public polices  
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public policy   All of the things a government decides to do  
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Constitution   where the governments powers are outlined  
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Types of power   Legislative- to make laws Executive- to carry out law Judicial- to interpret law and settle disputes  
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Divine right   power from god  
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Force   whoever has the most power Ex: Dictatorship  
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Evolutionary   as society grows so does the government  
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Social contract   agreement between people and state  
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Direct democracy   people make all the decisions  
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Indirect democracy   people elect others to make decisions for them Ex: United States  
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Autocracy   rule by one  
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Totalitarianism   Dictatorships Ex: Cuba, North Korea  
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Oligarchy   rule by few  
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Autocracy by birth   monarch makes all decisions  
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Presidential democracy   Executive is chosen by the people Ex: United states  
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Parliamentary democracy   Executive is chosen by the legislature Ex: Great Britain  
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Unitary   power held by central government Ex: Great Britian  
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Confederal   Power held by state government Ex: confederacy during civil war  
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Federal   power shared by national and states Ex:USA  
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Theocracy   ruled by religon  
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Anarchy   No government  
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Worth of individual   everyone is important everyone's ideas have value  
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Equality of all person   all people have equal oppotunities  
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Majority rule, minority rule   the will of many determines public polices the majority should be right most times Voice of the minority is important and must be heard  
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Necessity of compromise   need to blend and adjust competing views and interests  
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Individual freedom   importance of individual Balance between a person's freedom and the rights of the group  
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Free elections with competing political parties   people elect their leader need for competition of ideas from which to choose  
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