Section 1 Flashcards
Sets out principles, structures, and processes of a government
Constitution
The power to interpret laws
Judicial power
A politically organized body of people in a defined territory with power to make and enforce laws
State
The power to carry out and enforce laws
Executive power
The institution through which society makes and enforce public policies
Government
The power to make laws
Legislative branch
Powers are divided between a central government and local governments
Federal Government
A government in which one person has unlimited political power
Autocracy
The legislative and executive branches are independent and coequal
Presidential government
An alliance of independent states
Confederation
The executive branch consist of a prime minister or premier and a cabinet
Parliamentary government
A government in which a small group holds all political power
Oligarchy
Means “rule by the people”
Democracy
When each side gives up some demands
Compromise
Belief that the largest gripe will be right more often than wrong
Majority rule
