Term 1 Flashcards
(23 cards)
Congress
the national legislative body of a country
Executive Branch
the government is responsible for carrying out, or executing, the laws.
Legislative Branch
government that creates laws
Judicial Branch
Criminal and civil courts and helps interpret the United States Constitution
President
head of state
Vice-President
A ranking below the president
census
an official count or survey of a population
Supreme Court
the highest judicial court in a country or state
House of Representatives
The lower house of the United States Congress
Senate
any of various legislative or governing bodies,
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,
democracy
control of an organization or group by the majority of its members
politics
the academic study of government and the state
Republican
a member or supporter of the Republican Party
Democrat
relating to, or supporting democracy or its principles
election
a formal and organized process of electing
voting rights
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
constitutional
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.
