American Government Chapter 1 Vocabulary

When goods and services become plentiful then prices tend to drop and vice versa

A _______ is also known as a centralized government.

people, living in a defined place, organized politically, & with power to make/enforce laws

Government in which powers are divided between central government and several local government

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

The institution through which society makes and enforces its policies.

Form of government in which a single person holds unlimited political power.

An economy in which private enterprise exists in combination with government regulations

Constitutional provisions by which governmental powers are divided on a geographical basis

The power to interpret laws, to determine their meaning, and to settle disputes within society.

Form of govt' that executive & legislative branches are separate, independent, and coequal.

In a __________, the executive branch of government is led by members of the legislative branch

Form of government in which the supreme authority rests with the people.

The basic structure and principles of a government may be found in its ___________?

What the government decides to do becomes ___________?

Form of government that is often totalitarian and authoritarian; can be lead by one or many

Describes a state that has supreme power within its territory

An economic system characterized by private or corporate ownership of capital goods.

An alliance of independent states that expressly delegates limited power to the federal govt

The power to execute, enforce, and administer law.

This branch of government has the power to write new laws.

An adjustment of opposing principles or systems by modifying some aspect of each.