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What Are The 5 Branches Of Government

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Government- a controlled set up to run a nation
Economics- the study of how money flows through a nation
Politics- the science of governing a nation’s needs
Civics- what it means to be a citizen
Democracy- a system of government where elected representatives of the people run the nation
Republic- a system of government where elected representatives and an elected leader run the nation
Dictatorship- a system of government where one person has absolute power
Communism- a system of economics and politics created by Karl Marx in which everything in the nation is publicly owned
Capitalism- a system of economics and politics in which everything in the nation is privately owned
Socialism- a system of economics and politics in which the government controls every …show more content…

Right- someone who supports conservative and reactionary views
Left- someone who supports radical and liberal views
Executive Branch- branch of government that executes and enforces the laws
Legislative Branch- branch of government that writes and composes the laws
Judicial Branch- branch of government that takes the laws and applies them to real life situations
Separation of Powers- isolating the branches to ensure focus on each part of the government
Checks and Balances- a way to make sure that now branch of government gets too powerful
Federalism- idea in which a centralized government runs the country
Foreign Policy- a system in dealing with affairs outside the border
Domestic Policy- a system in dealing with affairs inside the border
Incumbent- someone who has a position in government
Interest Group- a group of people who are intrigued in an issue and try to get the government act on said issue
Special interests- one or more people who try to get legislators in favor of one issue
Business cycle- a chart, graph, or statistic that shows how fluctual an economy is
Expansion/recovery- increase of an economy; regaining economic strength
Contraction/downturn- a time when the economy is in decline; an economic

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