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a. | government | l. | oligarchy | b. | public policy | m. | unitary government | c. | legislative power
| n. | federal government
| d. | executive power | o. | division of powers | e. | judicial power | p. | confederation | f. | constitution | q. | presidential government | g. | dictatorship | r. | parliamentary government | h. | democracy | s. | compromise | i. | state | t. | free enterprise system | j. | sovereign | u. | law of supply and demand | k. | autocracy | v. | mixed economy |
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A joining of several groups for a common purpose.
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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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The power to make a law and to frame public policies.
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4.
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Having supreme power within its own territory; neither subordinate nor
responsible to any other authority.
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5.
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A form of government in which the leader has absolute power and
authority.
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6.
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An adjustment of opposing principles or systems by modifying some aspect of
each.
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7.
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The institution through which a society makes and enforces its public
policies
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8.
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A form of government in which the executive and legislative branches of the
government are separate, independent, and coequal.
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Basic principle of federalism; the constitutional provisions by which
governmental powers are divided on a geographic basis (in the United States, between the National
Government and the States).
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10.
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A law which states that when supplies of goods and services become plentiful,
prices tend to drop. When supplies become scarcer, prices tend to rise.
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11.
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All of the many goals that a government pursues in all of the many areas of
human affairs in which it is involved
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12.
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The body of fundamental laws setting out the principles, structures, and
processes of a government.
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13.
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A form of government in which the executive branch is made up of the prime
minister, or premier, and that official? ’s cabinet.
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14.
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A form of government in which the power to rule is held by a small, usually
self-appointed elite.
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15.
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An economy in which private enterprise exists in combination with a
considerable amount of government regulation and promotion.
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16.
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A form of government in which the supreme authority rests with the
people.
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An economic system characterized by private or corporate ownership of capital
goods; investments that are determined by private decision rather than by state control, and
determined in a free market.
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The power to execute, enforce, and administer law.
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A centralized government in which all government powers belong to a single,
central agency.
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20.
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A form of government in which powers are divided between a central government
and several local governments.
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21.
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The power to interpret laws, to determine their meaning, and to settle disputes
within the society.
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A form of government in which a single person holds unlimited political
power.
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