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| the institution through which a society makes and enforces its public policies |
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| all of the things that a government decides to do |
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| the power to make a law and to frame public policies |
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| the power to execute, enforce, and administer a law |
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| the power to interpret laws, to determine their meaning, and to settle disputes that arise during the society |
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| the body of fundamental laws setting out the principles, structures, and processes of a government |
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| a form of government in which the leader has absolute power and authority |
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| a form of government in which supreme authority rests with the people |
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| a body of 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 |
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| having supreme power within its own territory |
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| a form of government in which a single person holds unlimited political power |
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| a form of government in which the power to rule is held by a small, usually self-appointed rule |
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| a centralized government in which all government powers belong to a single, central agency |
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| a form of government in which powers are divided between a central government and several local government |
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| the constitutional provisions by which governmental powers are divided on a demographic basis |
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| a joining of several groups for a common purpose |
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