Vocab Overview

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Government is the institution that makes and enforces public policies.

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The institution through which a society makes and enforces its public policies.

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Unitary government is a centralized system where all powers are held by a single agency.

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Centralized government. All powers are held by one, single, central agency.

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Federal government is a system where powers are divided between a national government and local governments.

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Powers are divided between a national government and local governments.

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Confederate government is

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an alliance of independent states. Only handles matters assigned by the states.

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Autocracy is

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A government where one person holds all power (Dictatorship).

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Oligarchy is

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A government ruled by a few powerful people. Often self-appointed elite.

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Democracy is

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Government by the people

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Presidential government is

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A government where legislative and executive branches are separate and function independently.

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Parliamentary government is

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The legislature and executive are one.

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Direct Democracy is

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the will of the people is translated into public policy directly through mass meetings where citizens gather and make decisions regarding policy.