Political Terms Flashcards
(48 cards)
Nation
An ethnic term
Country
A geographic term
State
legal/political term
Government
The process of making leadership decisions
Politics:
The process of obtaining a position in which you are able to make, or at least influence, leadership decisions.
Democracy:
a significant portion of the population is able to participate.
Dictatorship:
participation is limited to a very few, perhaps only one.
Confederate:
the primary power is given to local governments.
Unitary:
virtually all of the power is given to the central governments.
Federal:
power is shared between the local and central governments.
Parliamentary:
the chief executive is a member of the legislature.
Presidential:
the chief executive is NOT a member of the legislature.
“Ballot Fatigue”:
voters get tired of voting and quit making choices before completing the entire ballot.
Suffrage:
the right to vote
Political Socialization:
how we develop images and views of people in politicsàfamily, education
Caucus:
meeting of some people who have something in common
Coattail Effect:
someone at the top of ballot wins in a landslide, people of the same political party will prob do better
Land-slide:
someone wins more than 60% of the vote
Flanking Privilege:
Congress Can use U.S. postage for free
Midterm Election:
congressional election in a year when there is no presidential election
Rider:
additional thing added to a bill, that has really nothing to do with the bill
Rider
additional thing added to a bill, that has really nothing to do with the bill
Junket:
Congressional field trip
Filibuster:
speaking super long in order to stall a vote
