Global Citizenship Flashcards
(23 cards)
Congress
the national legislative body of a country
Executive Branch
the branch of government charged with the execution and enforcement of laws and policies and the administration of public affairs
Legislative Branch
the branch of government having the power to make laws
Judicial Branch
the branch of government charged with the interpretation of laws and the administration of justice
President
the highest executive officer of a modern republic
Vice-President
an officer next in rank to a president who serves as president in the president´s presence
Census
an official enumeration of the population, with details as to age, sex, occupation, etc.
Supreme Court
the highest court of the US
House of Representatives
the lower legislative branch in many national and state bicameral governing bodies, as in the United States, Mexico, and Japa
Senate
an assembly or council of citizens having the highest deliberative functions in a government, especially a legislative assembly of a state or nation.
Liberalism
the quality or state of being liberal, as in behavior or attitude.
Conservatism
the disposition to preserve or restore what is established and traditional and to limit change.
Checks and Balances
limits imposed on all branches of a government by vesting in each branch the right to amend or void those acts of another that fall within its purview.
Democracy
when the people have the saying
Politics
the science or art of political government
Republican
one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, the other being its historic rival, the Democratic Party.
Democrat
a person who believes in the political or social equality of all people.
Election
the selection of a person or persons for office by vote.
Voting rights
a landmark piece of federal legislation in the United States that prohibits racial discrimination in voting.
Electoral College
institution that elects the President and Vice President of the United States every four years.
Constitution
a body of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is acknowledged to be governed.
Constitutional
of or relating to an established set of principles governing a state.
Veto
he power or right vested in one branch of a government to cancel or postpone the decisions, enactments, etc., of another branch, especially the right of a president, governor, or other chief executive to reject bills passed by the legislature.
