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| all of the many goals that a government pursues in all of the many areas of human offairs in which it is involved. |
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| the institution in which a society makes and enforces its public policies |
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| the power tomake a law and to frame public policies |
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| the power to execute, enforce, and administer law |
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| the power to interpret laws, to determine thier meaning, and to settle disputes within the society. |
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| A from of government in which the leader has absolute power and authority |
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| a form of government in which the supreme authority rests with the people. |
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| the body of fundamental laws setting out of the principles, structures, and process of a government. |
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| a body of people living in a defined territory who have a government with the power to make and enforece law without the consent of any higher authority. |
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| having supreme power within its own territory; neither subordinate nor responsible to any other authority. |
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| a form of government in which a single person holds unlimited politcial power |
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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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| a centralized government in which all government powers belong to a single, central agency. |
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| a former government in which powers are divided between a central government and several local governments |
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| basic principle of feralism, the constitutional provisions by which government powers are divided on a geographic basis (us, between natural gov and state) |
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| a joing of several groups for a common purpose |
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| a form of government in which the executive and legislative branches are seperate |
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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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| an adjustment of opposing principles or systems by modifying some aspect of each |
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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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