Principles of Government - Key Terms Review

The ____________________________ in a government is interpreting laws and settling disputes within a society.

In a ____________________________ the exercise of governmental power rests with the majority of the people.

All the things a government decides to do is ____________________________.

The president of the United States has the ____________________________ where he is enforcing the law.

A ____________________________ has four characteristics which are population, sovereignty, territory, and government.

When a government’s executive, judicial, and legislative powers all belong to one person or a small group of people it is known as a ____________________________.

The ____________________________ sets out the principles, structures and processes of a government.

Congress has the ____________________________ because it makes laws and frames public policy.

A society makes and enforces its public policies with its ____________________________.

A ____________________________ government has absolute power within its own territory and can decide its own foreign and domestic policies.