The institution through which a society makes and enforces its public policies
GOVERNMENT
Rule cannot be held responsible to the will of the people. The people have no voice in what happens to them.
DICTATORSHIP
The belief that god grants authority to a government.
DIVINE RIGHT
A single person holds all power in a government.
AUTOCRACY
A centralized government in which all government powers belong to a single, central agency with certain powers being delegated to local government.
UNITARY GOVERNMENT
Joining of several groups for a common purpose.
CONFEDERATION
A form of government in which the executive and legislative branches of the government are separate, independent, and coequal.
PRESIDENTIAL GOVERNMENT
A form of government in which the executive branch is made up of the prime minister, or premier, and of that official's cabinet.
PARLIAMENTARY GOVERNMENT
