Government Chapter 1
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Government | institution through which society makes and enforces its public policies |
| Legislative power | make laws and frame public policies |
| executive power | to execute, enforce and administer law |
| judicial power | interpret laws to determine meaning and settle disputes |
| State | body of people with a government and power to make and enforce law without consent of higher authority |
| Characteristics of State | population, territory, sovereignity, government |
| sovereignity | supreme and absolute power within its territory to decide foreign and domestic policies |
| the force theory | one person or small group claimed control of an area and forced people to submit their rule |
| the evolutionary theory | state developed naturally from early family |
| the divine right theory | god created state, those of royal birth given "divine right" to rule |
| the social contract theory | state arose out of voluntary act of free people |
| a perfect union | purpose of government to form.. |
| justice | purpose of government establish.. |
| domestic tranquility | purpose of government to insure... |
| common defense | purpose of government provide for... |
| the general welfare | purpose of government promote the... |
| blessings of liberty | purpose of government secure... |
| democracy | political authority resides with people |
| dictator ship | those who rule are not accountable for will of people --oldest and most common form of gov't |
| Authoritarian | all dictatorships are.... |
| Authoritarian | absolute power over people |
| Autocracy | single person has unlimited power (monarchy) |
| Oligarchy | "rule by few" (french revolution) |
| unitary government | power rests with single central agency (parliament) |
| federal government | power divided between central and local government (united states) |
| confederate government | alliance of independent states (C.S.A.) |
| presidential government | two branches of seperate but equal |
| parliamentary government | parliament is legislative branch and prime minister is a member of parliament |
| fundamental worth of individual | foundations of democracy recognition of... |
| equality of all persons | foundations of democracy respect for... |
| majority rule | foundations of democracy faith in... |
| necessity of compromise | foundations of democracy acceptance of... |
| individual freedom | foundations of democracy insistence of... |
| capitalism | characterized by private ownership, individual initiative, profit, competition |
| law of supply and demand | when supplies are plentiful prices will drop, when supplies are scarce prices will rise. |
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