Government - the institution through which a society makes and enforces its public policies. p.4 Public policy - all of the many goals that a government pursues in all of the many areas of human affairs in which it is involved. p.4 Legislative power - the power to make a law and to frame public policies. p.4 Executive power - the power to execute, enforce, and administer law. p.4 Judicial power - the power to interpret laws, to determine their meaning, and to settle disputes within the society. p.4 Constitution - the body of fundamental laws setting out the principles, structures, and processes of a government. p.4 Dictatorship - the form of government in which the leader has absolute power and authority. p.5 Democracy - a form of government in which the supreme authority rests with the people. p.5 State - 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. p.5 Sovereign - having supreme power within its own territory. p.6 Autocracy - a form of government in which a single person holds unlimited political power. p.13 Oligarchy - a form of government in which the power to rule is held by a small, usually self-appointed elite. p.13 Unitary government - a centralized government in which all government powers belong to a single, central agency. p.14
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