Principles of Government - Part 1 Review

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

• Government

• Constitution

• Sovereignty

All of the things a government decides to do.

• Public Policy

• Constitution

• Mandate

The power to make law and to frame public policies.

• Executive Power

• Legislative Power

• Judicial Power

The power to execute, enforce and administer law.

• Executive Power

• Legislative Power

• Judicial Power

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

• Executive Power

• Legislative Power

• Judicial Power

The body of fundamental laws setting out the principles, structures and processes of a government

• Common Law

• Constitution

• Government

 In this type of government, those who rule do not hold themselves responsible to the will of the people.

• Democracy

• Oligarchy

• Dictatorship

In this type of government, supreme authority rests with the people.

• Democracy

• Oligarchy

• Dictatorship

The earliest known evidence of government comes from here.

• Rome

• Egypt

• Babylonia

The process by which a society decides how power will be distributed within a society.

• Public Policy

• Politics

• Mandate