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government
the institution through which a society makes and enforces public policies
public policies
all the things a government decides to do
legislative 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
the 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
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