| A | B |
|---|
| public policies | All of those things a govt. decides to do. |
| state | A body of people, living in a defined territory, organized under a govt. & having the power to make & enforce law w/o the consent of any higher authority. |
| sovereign | Supreme, absolute power. |
| unitary government | Form of govt. in which all of the powers of the govt. are held by a single agency, local govts. are completely subordinate to & have only those powers given to them by the central govt. |
| federal government | Form of govt. in which govt. powers are divided btw. a central govt. & several regional govts. |
| confederation | Form of govt., an alliance of independent states with a very limited central govt. |
| presidential government | Form of govt. characterized by a separation of powers btw. independent & coequal executive & legislative branches. |
| parliamentary government | Form of govt. in which the executive leadershep is chosen by & responsible to the legislature, as well as being members of the legislature. |
| dictatorship | Form of govt., those who rule cannot be held responsible to the will of the people. |
| democracy | System of govt. in which supreme authority rests with the people. |
| direct democracy | A democratic system of govt. in which the people participate directly in decision making. |
| representative democracy | A system of govt. in which a small group of persons chosen by the people to act as their representatives expresses the popular will. |
| compromise | The process of reconciling competing views & interests in order to find the position most acceptable to the largest #. |
