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Outline of government

Government Vocab

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government The institution through which a society makes and enforces its public policies public policy All those things a government decides to do legislative power The power to make law and frame public policy executive power The power to execute, enforce, and administer law judicial power The power to interpret laws, to determine their meaning, and to settle disputes that arise within the society constitution The body of fundamental laws setting out the principles, structures, and processes of a government dictatorship A form of government in which a single person or a small group has absolute power and authority democracy A form of government in which the supreme authority rests with the people state
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