Global Citizenship Flashcards
(23 cards)
Congress
the national legislative body of a country.
Executive Branch
The executive branch of the government is responsible for carrying out, or executing, the laws. The key member of the executive branch of the United States government is the President.
Legislative Branch
The legislative branch is the part of the United States government that creates laws.
Judicial Branch
The judicial branch includes criminal and civil courts and helps interpret the United States Constitution
President
the elected head of a republican state.
Vice-President
an official or executive ranking below and deputizing for a president.
Census
an official count or survey of a population, typically recording various details of individuals.
House of Representatives
The lower house of the United States Congress. With 435 popularly elected officials, the House (as it is often called) is the most representative body in the federal government.
Senate
the smaller upper assembly in the US Congress, most US states, France, and other countries.
Liberalism
a political philosophy or worldview founded on ideas of liberty and equality.
Conservatism
A general preference for the existing order of society, and an opposition to efforts to bring about sharp change.
Checks and Balances
counterbalancing influences by which an organization or system is regulated, typically those ensuring that political power is not concentrated in the hands of individuals or groups.
Democracy
a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives.
Politics
the activities associated with the governance of a country or other area, especially the debate or conflict among individuals or parties having or hoping to achieve power.
Republican
(of a form of government, constitution, etc.) belonging to, or characteristic of a republic.
Democrat
an advocate or supporter of democracy.
Election
a formal and organized process of electing or being elected, especially of members of a political body.
Voting Rights
A law passed at the time of the civil rights movement. It eliminated various devices, such as literacy tests, that had traditionally been used to restrict voting by black people.
Electoral College
a body of people representing the states of the US, who formally cast votes for the election of the president and vice president.
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
a constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by a law-making body.
Supreme Court
the highest judicial court in a country or state.
