Global Citizenship Vocabulary Flashcards
(23 cards)
Congress
the national legislative body of a country.
Executive Branch
charged with the execution and enforcement of laws and policies
Legislative Branch
the branch of government having the power to make laws
Judicial Branch
charged with the interpretation of laws and the administration of justice
President
highest executive officer
Vice-President
officer next in rank to a president who serves as president in the president’s absence
census
an official enumeration of the population
Supreme Court
the highest court of the U.S
House of Representatives
lower legislative branch
Senate
council of citizens having the highest deliberative functions in a government
liberalism
the quality or state of being liberal
conservatism
the disposition to preserve or restore what is established
checks and balances
limits imposed on all branches of a government by vesting in each branch the right to amend or void those acts
democracy
a state of society characterized by formal equality of rights and privileges
politics
practice or profession of conducting political affairs.
Republican
fitting or appropriate for the citizen of a republic
Democrat
an advocate of democracy
election
a public vote upon a proposition submitted
voting rights
A law passed at the time of the civil rights movement
Electoral College
a body of electors chosen by the voters in each state to elect the president and vice president of the U.S
Constitution
the system of fundamental principles according to which a nation
constitutional
of or relating to the constitution of a state
veto
the exercise of this right
