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government
The institution through which society makes and enforces its public policies
public policy
All of the many goals that a gov pursue in all of the many areas of human affairs in which it is involved
qualities for a state
population, territory, sovereignty, government
evolution theory
as the population grows (due to tech advances) the need for a formalized gov began
Force theory
clan’s and tribs take territory and form a gov
Devine right theory
God created the land and the leader was chosen by God
social contract theory
a population in a given place gave up as much power to a gov as needed to promote the well-being of all
parliamentary gov
a form of gov in which the executive branch is made up of the prime minister or premier and that officials cabinet
presidential gov
a form of gov in which the executive and legislative branch of gov are separate independent and coequal
Unitary Government
A form of government where the central power has control over the local powers
Federal Government
A form of government where power is shared between local and central governments
Confederacy
A form of government where local governments have control over the central government
Judicial Power
The power to interpret laws
Executive Power
The power to enforce laws
Legislative Power
The power to create laws
Constitutional Monarchy
A form of government where a hereditary ruler has limited power that is shared with a legislative body
democracy
a form of gov in which supreme authority rests with the people
Autocracy
a system of government where one person holds absolute power
Dictatorship
A form of gov in which the leader has absolute power and authority
oligarchies
a form of gov in which the power to rule is held by a small usually self-appointed elite
Absolute Monarchy
A form of autocracy where a hereditary ruler has total power, usually because of divine right
fascism
a system of gov wcharacterized by a centralized authority gov with policies that glorify the state over the individual
Constitutional Monarchy
A form of government where a hereditary ruler has limited power that is shared with a legislative body
Direct Democracy
A form of government that has absolute rule of the majority, no constitution and citizens vote on every law and policy
