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| government | institution through which a society makes and enforces its public policy |
| public policy | goals a government sets and the various courses of action it pursues as it attempts to realize these goals |
| legislative | the power to make laws |
| executive | the power to execute, enforce, and administer laws |
| judicial | the power to interpret laws and to settle disputes |
| constitution | body of fundamental laws setting out the principles and processes of government |
| dictatorship | the leader has absolute power and authority |
| democracy | government in which the supreme authority rests with the people |
| state | people living in a defined territory who have a government with the power to make and enforce law without the consent of any higher authority |
| sovereignty | having supreme power within its own territory, neither subordinate nor responsible to any other authority |
| republic | democratic government in which members must meet specific criteria in order to be eligible to vote |
| federal | powers of government are divided between a central and local governments |
| presidential | executive and legislative branches of the government are separate and coequal |
| parliamentary | executive is made up of the prime minister and that officials's cabinet |
| equality of all persons | this concept insists that all are entitled to equality of opportunity |
| majority rule, minority right | this concept contends that the majority's decisions will usually be more satisfactory |
| compromise | democracy can only be effective when parties find the most acceptable position |
| free enterprise | economic system characterized by the private ownership of capital goods |
| supply and demand | states when supplies of goods and services become plentiful, prices tend to drop |
| mixed economy | considerable amount of government regulations |
