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Chapter 1 vocabs

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is all the things that government decides to do Public Policies
to make laws and to frame public policies Legislative
is the body of fundamental laws setting out the basic principles, structures, and processes of a government Constitution
this form of government has three branches of government Presidential Government
is a form of government where a small, usually elite group (king/queen) rules with unlimited power Oligarchy
enforces or administer law(s) Executive
is an alliance of independent nations Confederation
interpret law, to determine their meaning, and settle disputes that arise out of the laws Judicial
a form of government where a single person or small group of people have total power over a society or nation Dictatorship
has all three branches of government, yet is headed by a prime minister Parliamentary Government
majority of people have a say, thus supreme authority rest in the people (people can choose who leads them) Democracy
a body of people living in a territory, organized politically, and with the power to make and enforce laws without the consent of higher authority (example- federal power vs. state power) State
is a government where a single person holds all the power to govern Autocracy
many issues have various solutions, thus many times competing interest must try to find a middle group or try to figure out what would be the best for the majority Compromise
state has its own supreme and absolute power within its own territory and can decide with its own foreign and domestic policy Sovereign
all powers are held by the government, thus they are held by a single central agency. This agency can create local units when it feels the need arises Unitary Government
is one in which powers of government are divided between a central government and several local governments Federal Government
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