Chapter 3 Flashcards
Form of government in which citizens participate in the making and enforcement of laws and policies.
Popular government
State in which the supreme power rests in the people and their elected representatives or officers.
Republic
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Republic
System of government in which the state has complete control over all aspects of its citizens’ lives
Totalitarian
A government ruled by one person who holds supreme power
Autocracy
A form of dictatorship government ruled by an elite group with supreme power.
Oligarchy
The absence of government or law
Anarchy
System in which governmental power is divided into two or more levels, usually a central government and component local govern- ments
Federalism
System in which re- gional governments retain supremacy while dele- gating limited power to the national government
Confederate Government
A system in which the peo- ple directly elect the head of the executive branch independently of the legislative branch; the two branches are separate and equal
Presidential system
A system in which the people elect legislative representatives from dif- ferent parties; the winning party’s leader becomes the head of the executive branch, the Prime Minister, and establishes a cabine
Parliamentary system
Powers given to the national government by the Constitution that define the limits of its authority
Delegated powers
At the federal level, the legislative branch of American government; a bicameral legislature composed of a lower house called the House of Representatives and a higher house called the Senate
Congress
The lower house in Congress; representation is based on state popula- tion. See also Senate
House of Representatives
Higher house in Congress; representation is equal for each state with each state having two senators. See also House of Representatives
Senate
