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| Institution through which a society makes and enforces its public policies. |
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All of the things a government decides to do.
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| Power to make laws and to frame public policies. |
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| Power to execute, enforce, and administer laws. |
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| Power to interpret laws, determine their meaning, and settle disputes that arise within the society. |
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| Body of fundamental laws setting out the principles, structures, and processes of a government. |
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| Single Ruler who has supreme power |
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| Supreme authority rests with the people. |
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| Supreme and absolute power within its own territory and can decide its own foreign and domestic policies. |
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| Power held by a small group. |
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| All power held by the government belong to a single, central agency. |
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| Powers of government are divided between a central government and several local governments. |
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| Governmental powers are divided on a geographical basis. |
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| Alliance of independent states. |
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| Seperation of powers between the executive and the legislative branches of government. |
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| Executive Branch is made up of the prime minister or premier, and the official's cabinet. |
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| Majority will be right more often than it will be wrong. |
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| Process of blending and adjusting competing views and interests. |
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| One who holds certain rights and responsibilities within a state. |
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| Economic system characterized by the private ownership of capital goods. |
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