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Vocab Quiz #1
Terms for Vocab Quiz #1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Government | The institution through which a society makes and enforces its public policies |
| Public Policies | All the things a government decides to do |
| Legislative Power | The power to make a law and to frame public policies |
| Executive Power | The power to execute, enforce, and administer law |
| Judicial Power | The power to interpret laws, to determine their meaning, and to settle disputes that arise within the society |
| Dictatorship | A form of government in which the leader has absolute power and authority. |
| Democracy | A political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them |
| State | A body of people living in a defined territory who have a government with the power to make and enforce law without the consent of any higher authority |
| Sovereign | Possessed of controlling power |