political dictionary chapter 1 Crossword

the institution through which a society makes and enforces its public policies
all of those things a government decides to do
the power to make laws and to frame public policies
the power to execute, enforce, and administer laws
the power to interpret laws, to determine their meaning, and to settle disputes that arise within the society
the body of fundamental laws setting out the principles, structures, and processes of a government
power held by a single person or small group
supreme authority rests with the people
a body of people, living in a define territory, organize politically and with the power to make and enforce law without the consent of any higher authority
it has supreme and absolute power within its own territory and can decide it’s own foreign and domestic policies
a government in which a single person holds unlimited political power
a government in which the power to rule is held by a small, usually self-appointed elite
often described as a centralized government
one in which the powers of government are divided between a central government and several local governments
on a geographic basis; that division cannot be changed by either the local or national level acting alone
an alliance of independent states
features a separation of powers between the executive and legislative branches of the government
the executive branch is made up of the prime minister or premier, and that’s officials cabinet
the majority of the people will be right more often then they will be wrong, and will be right more often then will anyone person or small group
the process of blending and adjusting competing views and interest
one who holds both rights and responsibilities in a state
an economic system characterized by the private ownership of capital goods; investments made by private decision, not by government directive; and success or failure determined by competition in the marketplace