Chapter 1 Vocabulary

executive is elected by the people for a limited term in office and power is balanced by an elected legislature

the individual rights and liberties of all people, including minorities, are protected

political right held by people who make up less than half of the population

political unit with the power to make and enforce laws over a group of people living within a defined territory

formal institutions and processes through which decisions are made for a people

A. the ability of people to think and act as they choose so long as their choices do not harm the freedom or well-being of others

allow for people and businesses to make their own economic choices about how best to produce, distribute, and exchange goods and services

a democracy in which people elect representatives to make decision on their behalf

A. process by which government makes and carries out decisions

the idea that governments were formed when people handed over some power to the state in exchange for protection and support