First government test Flashcards
the institution through which a society makes and enforces its public policies
government
all those things a government decides to do
public policies
the power to make make laws
legislative power
the power to execute, enforce, and administer law
executive power
the power to interpret laws, to determine their meaning, and to settle disputes that arise within their society
judicial power
powers that are held by a single person or by a small group
dictatorship
control of an organization or a group by the majority of its members
democracy
body of people
state
supreme and absolute power within its own territory and can decide its own foreign and domestic policies
sovereign
a government in which the power to ruler is held by a small, usually self-appointed elite
oligarchy
the process of blending and adjusting competing views and interests
compromise
governments main role is to protect and preserve…
free enterprise
executive (prime minister) is chosen and controlled by the legislative branch
parliamentary government
power is given to the local agencies only
confederate
branches are independent and co-equal
presidential government
