Milk Cheese Word Scramble

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Term	Definition
government	the institution through which a society makes and enforces public policies
public policies	all the things a government decides to do
legeslative power	the power to make laws
executive power	the power to enforce and administer laws
judicial power	the power to interpret laws
dictatorship	a government in which all power rests with an individual or small group
democracy	a government in which supreme authority rests with the people
state	a body of people, living in a defined territory, with a government that can make and enforce law without the consent of any higher authority
sovereign	to have supreme and absolute power within a territory
divine right	he theory that governments gain their authority from the will of God
autocracy	government in which a single person holds all political power
oligarchy	government in which a small, usually self-appointed group has the sole power to rule
unitary government	a government in which all power belongs to one central agency
federal government	a government in which power is divided between one central and several local governments
division of powers	the split of power between central and local governments
confederation	an alliance of independent states
presidential government	a government with separate executive and legislative branches
parliamentary government	a government in which the executive branch is part of the legislative branch and subject to its control
majority rule	the principle that the will of the majority controls the actions of government
compromise	the process of blending and adjusting competing views and interests
citizen	one who holds certain rights and responsibilities within a state
free enterprise system	an economic system characterized by the private ownership of capital goods, private investment, and a competitive marketplace that determines success or failure
limited government	the idea that government is restricted in what it may do and that every individual has certain rights that government cannot remove
representative government	the idea that government should both serve and be guided by the will of the people
Magna Carta	the Great Charter signed in 1215 that limited the powers of the English king and guaranteed certain fundamental rights
due process	protection against the unjust taking of life, liberty, or property
Petition of Right	a document signed in 1628 that required the English king to obey the law of the land and increased the influence of Parliament
English Bill of Rights	a document signed in 1689 that required free elections and guaranteed many basic rights, such as due process and trial by jury, to all English citizens
charter	a written grant of authority from the king
bicameral	having two houses, as in a two-house legislature
proprietary	the name given to colonies organized and governed according to the will of a proprietor, a person granted land and authority by the king
unicameral	having only one house, as in a one house legislature
Ordered government	Local governments should be divided into units and ruled by officers according to law.
Limited government	Individual citizens have basic rights There are limits on government power
Representative government	Government should serve the will of the people. In other words, people should have a say in what the government does or does not do.

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