Gov Midterm Flashcards
Three branches of government
Legislative
Judicial
Executive
Document that marked the beginning of the democratic gov in England
English bill of rights
Highest court in the US
Supreme Court
Heart of American government
Constitution
Under this government system the national government has little to no power
Confederacy
Governmental system that allows for public participation
popular government
The first people who practiced democracy
Greeks
Powers given to national government by the constitution that defines the limits of its authority
Delegated power
Why were the founding fathers fearful of democracy
They knew men were inherently sinful
Chief executive officer of the US
President
Five principles of a democratic government
Majority rule Equality Liberty Necessity of Compromise Individual Worth
term means “governed by the people”
democracy
the official head of a parliamentary system
prime minister
the system used to elect the US president
electoral college
a form of monarchy in which the government usually is run by a democratically elected parliament and the monarch is merely a ceremonial head of state
parliamentary system
