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H. Gov't Chp. 1
Magruder's American Gov't book. Chapter 1: Principles of Gov't
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Government | Institution through which a society makes and enforces its public policies |
| Public Policies | All things that a government does |
| Legislative Power | Power to make law and to frame public policies |
| Executive Power | Power to execute, enforce, and administer law |
| Judicial Power | Interpret laws, determine their meaning, and settle disputes |
| Constitution | Body of fundamental laws setting out the principles, structures, and processes of government |
| Dictatorship | Ultimate power over government and people held in the hands of a single person or small group |
| Democracy | Supreme rule lies with the people |
| Politics | Means by which government is conducted |
| State | Body of people, living in a defined territory, organized politically, and with the power to make and enforce its own laws without answering to a higher power |
| Sovereign | Has total power within own territory |
| The Force Theory | Person/group seized area by force and forced inhabitants to submit to rule |
| Evolutionary Theory | State developed naturally out of early family |
| Divine Right Theory | God created the state and chose someone to rule it |
| Social Contract Theory | People agreed with one another to form a state |
| Direct Democracy | People directly vote on everything |
| Indirect Democracy | People vote on people to represent them |
| Autocracy | Dictatorship in which single person holds all power |
| Oligarchy | Dictatorship in which a small group holda all the power |
| Unitary Government | All power belongs to a single, central agency; this government creates local units for its own convenience |
| Federal Government | Powers of government are divided between central and local governments |
| Division of Powers | Seperation of local and central government power |
| Confederation | Alliance of independent states |
| Presidential Government | Exec and legisl branches are seperate and coequal; president is independently elected |
| Parliamentary Gov't | Executive is made up of prime minister and his/her cabinet; all are members of legislative branch |
| Foundations of Democracy (5) | 1. Recognition of fundamental worth of individual 2. Respect for equality of all 3. A faith in majority rule and minority rights 4. Acceptance of necessity of compromise 5. Widest possible range of individual freedom |
| Free Enterprise System | Private ownership of capital goods, investment by private decision, success or failure determined by market |
| Law of Supply and Demand | When it becomes plentiful, price drops, when it becomes scarce, price rises |
| Mixed Economy | America's economy; Mix of private enterprise and gov't regulation |
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