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the study of power, politics, and government

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Political Science

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the section of government resoinsible for interpreting and applying laws, especially in court cases.

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Judicial Branch

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that section of government responsible for enforcing the laws; headed on the federal level by the president and vice president, and at state level by the governor

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Executive Branch

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that section of government responsible for making laws; the united states congress, whitch includes the U.S sentate and house of representatives.

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Legislative Branch

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A system of rule over people and territory

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Government

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Rule by few

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oligarchy

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The absence of government

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Anarchy

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rule by one person usually royalty, with the right to govern passed through blood lines

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Monarchy

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government in which the citizens elect repesentatives who rule in their place

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Republic

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a government in which the people rule directly

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Democracy

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a government in which an individual or group exercise unlimited use of power

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dictatorship

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a basic plan of government that outlines the distribution of power, responsibilities,and the liberties of the people

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Constitution

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the introdcution to a constitution, detailing the reasons for establishing the government in the way spelled out in the rest of the constitution:

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Preamble

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the assignment, according to the Constitution, of certain specific powers to each of the three branches of government:

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Separation of Powers

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a line showing the five major political views in their order from reactionary to revolutionary:

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Political spectrum

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a person who works to keep things as they are; a position on the political spectrum to the left of reactionary and to the right of moderate:

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Conservative

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a person who works for change within the system of governemnt; a position on the political spectrum to the left of moderate and to the right of revolutionary:

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Liberal

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a person who supports both liberal and conservative viewpoints; a position on the political spectrum to the left of conservative and to the right of liberal, middle of the road

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Moderate

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a person who works to make conditions as they were in the past, often by working outside the system of governemnt; a political position to the right of conservative; also known as the far right:

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Reactionary

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a person who works for change by stopping or overthrowing the government; a position on the political spectrum to the left of liberal, also known as the far left

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Revolutionary

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Which branch is responsible for enforcing the laws?

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Executive

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T/F The legistlative branch is responsible for making the laws:

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True!

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Does a conservative want change within the system of government?

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No, conservative works to keep things as they are.

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Does a Revolutionary work to make conditions as they were in the past?

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No! That is a reactionary!

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T/F A moderate is the same as a liberal:

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False. A moderate supports both liberal and conservative viewpoints.