1. Government and the State.

2. Forms of Government

3. Basic Concepts of Democracy.

4. Government and the State.

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

8. all of the things that a government decides to do

10. the power to make law and to frame public policies

12. the power to execute, enforce, and administer law

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

16. powers held by one person or by a small group

18. power rests with a majority of the people

20. body of people, living in a defined territory, organized politically, with the power to make and enforce law

22. supreme and absolute power within its own territory and can decide its own foreign and domestic policies.

24. government in which a singular person holds unlimited political power

26. a government in which the power to rule is held by a small, usually self-appointed elite

28. centralized government where all powers belong to a single, central agency

30. one in which the powers of government are divided between central government and several local governments

32. an authority superior to both the central and local governments

34. an alliance of independent states

36. features a separation of powers between the executive and legislative branches of the government

38. the executive is made up of the prime minister or premier and that official’s cabinent

40. the process of blending and adjusting competing views and interests

42. 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 market place

44. when supplies of goods and services become plentiful, prices tend to drop; when supplies become scarcer, prices tend to rise

46. private enterprise exists in combination with a considerable amount of government regulation and promotion

47. Patriotism in a Time of Crisis.

48. The Four Characteristics of the State.

49. Principles of Government.

50. Political Cartoon.

51. Second Treatise of Government.

52. Direct Democracy Today.

53. Government and the State.

54. Frequently Asked Questions.

55. Presidential and Parliamentary Government.

56. Different Points of View.

57. Democracy and Liberty.

58. Equality of Opportunity

59. Interpreting Political Cartoons.

60. Entrepreneurs.

61. Analyzing Political Cartoons.