Vocabulary

=**__USEFUL VOCABULARY__**= Patricia H. 1A this link shows every word in the world
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__**Division of powers-**__ Basic principle of federalism; the constitutional provisions by which government powers are divided on a geographic basis. __**Confederation-**__ A joining of several groups for a common purpose. __**Presidential Government**__- A form of government in which the executive and legislative branches of the government are seperate, independent, and equal.
 * __Government-__** Is the institution through which a society makes and enforces its public policies.
 * __State-__** A body of people, living in a defined territory, organized politically and with the power to make and reforce law without the consent of any higher authority.
 * __Autocracy__-** A form of government in which a single person holds unlimited political powers.
 * __Oligarchy-__** A form of government in which the power to rule is held by a small, usually self appointed elite.
 * __Unitary Government__**- A centralized government in which all government powers belong to a single, central agency.
 * __Federal government-__** A form of government in which powers are divided between a central government and several local governments.

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