Quiz 1 Flashcards
(22 cards)
the institution through when society makes and enforces its public policies
government
the things the government decides to do
public policies
the power to make law and a frame to public policies
legislative power
the power to execute, enforce, and administrator
executive power
the power to interpret laws, to determine their meaning, and to settle disputes that arise within the society
judicial power
the body of fundamental laws the principals, structures, and processes
constitution
a type of government which rulers are not held responsible to the will of people
dictatorship
a type of government in which supreme authority rests with the majority of the people
democracy
a group of people who live in a defined territory that is orginized politically
state
absolute and supreme power
sovereign
a government in which a single person holds unlimited power
autocracy
a government in which a small, usually self-appointed, group has the power to rule
oligarchy
a government in which all power belongs to a central agency
unitary government
a government in which power is divided between a central government and other local governments
federal government
structuring a government so that power is shared by a central and several local governments
division of powers
an alliance of independent states
confederation
a government in which executive and legislative branches are seperate and coequal
presidential government
a government in which members of the executive branch are also members of the legislative branch and are subject to the legislature’s direct control
parliamentary government
in a democratic society, people must blend , adjust, and reconsile competing view to make people happy
compromise
private ownership of capital goods, investments made by private decisions, not by government directive, and sucess o failure determined by competition in the market place.
free enterprise system
when supplies of goods and services become plentiful, prices tend to drop. when supplies become more scarce, prices tend to rise.
law of supply and demand
combines mixed enterprise and government regulations
mixed economy
