| A | B |
|---|
| A written plan for government | Constitution |
| The right to make laws. | Legislative Power |
| The power to decide the meaning of the laws. | Judicial Power |
| Laws and goals a government follows or pursues. | Public Policy |
| The power to carry out laws. | Executive Power |
| A group of people living in a territory with recognized borders. | State |
| Name of the process in which society chooses its leader | Social Contract |
| Powers divided between a central government and local governments | Federal Government |
| Which theory says that the state began when primitive families joined together and claimed territory? | Evolutionary Theory |
| A small group holds all political power. | Oligarchy |
| Several separate states join together | Confederate Government |
| Legisllative and executive branches are separate but equal | Presidential Government |
| Executive branch is made up of a prime minister and cabinet | Parliamentary Government |
| Hold certain rights and responsibilities in a state | Citizen |
| Government with one person holding all power | Autocracy |
| Free enterprise system | Capitalism |
| Idea that the largest group will be right more often than wrong. | Majority Rule |
| It means "rule by the people" | Democracy |
| It describes equality in a democracy | Equal Opportunity |
| This theory has been important in the development of government in the U.S. | Social Contract Theory. |
