Principles of Government 1.1

Front

_____________ is the institution through which society makes and enforces its public policies.

Back

Government

Front

The ________ of the government are, in short, all of those things a government decides to do.

Back

Public Policies

Front

The power to make laws and frame public policies is known as?

Back

Legislative power

Front

The power to execute, enforce, and administer laws is known as?

Back

Executive power

Front

The power to interpret laws, determine their meaning, and settle disputes that arise within society.

Back

Judicial power

Front

In this form of government, those who rule cannot be held responsible to the will of the people.

Back

Dictatorship

Front

In a _______, supreme authority rests with the people.

Back

Democracy

Front

This Greek philosopher observed that "man is by nature a political animal".

Back

Aristotle

Front

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

Back

State

Front

Every state is a _______ that has supreme and absolute power within its own territory and can decide its own foreign and domestic policies.

Back

Sovereign