Chapter 1 Vocab

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Institution that enforces public policies.

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Government

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Government decisions on taxation, defense, education, crime, healthcare, transportation, environment, civil rights, and working conditions.

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Public Policies

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Power to make laws and frame public policies.

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legislative power

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Power to execute, enforce, and administer laws.

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executive power

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Power to interpret laws and settle disputes.

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judicial power

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Ultimate power held by one or a small group.

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dictatorship

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Form of government where supreme authority rests with the people

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democracy

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(384-322 BC) Greek philosopher linked individual lives to social context, wrote on government and citizen obligations.

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Aristotle

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A body of people, living in a defined territory, organized politically, with the power to make and enforce law without higher authority.

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state

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State with absolute power in its territory, deciding foreign and domestic policies.

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sovereign