Key Terms Flashcards
(27 cards)
Amendments
Minor changes designed to improve legislation
Adversarial poltitics
A situation hat occurs in a two party system
Authority
The power to give orders and give orders
Bicameral
A legislate with 2 houses
Bill of rights
Formal declaration of legal and rights
Civil rights
Rights that protect individuals
Codified
All laws are set out in a single document
Consensus politics
A strong agreement between the main parties
Constitution
Answer of laws and guidelines setting out how a political system works
Democracy
A system of government by the whole population or all members the ought elected representatives
Devolution
Transfer of power to a lower level
Executive
Having the power to put plans into action
Federal
Pertaining to the nature of a union of states under central government
Flexible
Able to be easy changed under certain circumstances
Influence
To capacity to have and affect on something
Judiciary
The outline sets out the structure for the organisation
Legislature
The legislative body of a country
Legitimate
Conforming to the laws or rules
Limited government
Government power is restricted by law
Parliamentary government
Democratic form of government where the part with the biggest representations forms a government
Parliamentary sovereignty
Principle of the U.K. Constitution
Politics
Activities associated with the government of a country
Perspective consitution
Concerned with the principles pf the consitutional design
Rule of law
Restriction of the advisory exercise of power
