Civics: Role and Types of Government Review-3rd HR

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  1. 8. The institution through which a society makes and enforces its public policies.
  2. 9. A single person holds all the power.
  3. 10. A government in which a single person holds unlimited political power.
  4. 12. Land with recognized boundaries.
  5. 13. The process of blending and adjusting competing views.
  6. 14. A body of people living in a defined territory, organized politically, and the power to make their own decisions.
  7. 15. An alliance of independent states.
  8. 18. The power to interpret laws, to determine their meaning and to settle disputes.
  9. 20. A centralized government in which all goverment powers belong to one central agency.
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  1. 1. Governmental powers are divided on a geographic basis.
  2. 2. The power to execute, enforce, and administer laws.
  3. 3. Supreme and absolute power within its own borders.
  4. 4. All of the things the government decides to do.
  5. 5. The powers of the government are divided between a central government and several local governments.
  6. 6. To be reasonable, fair and impartial.
  7. 7. When one receives more than 50% of the vote.
  8. 11. Power to make laws and to frame public policies.
  9. 16. A government in which the power to rule is held by a small, usually self-appointed elite.
  10. 17. One who hold both rights and responsibilities in a state.
  11. 19. The powers rest with a majority of the people.