Term 1 Flashcards
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Congress
the national legislative body of the U.S., consisting of the Senate, or upper house, and the House of Representatives, or lower house, as a continuous institution.
Executive Branch
the branch of government charged with the execution and enforcement of laws and policies and the administration of public affairs
Legislative Branch
the branch of government having the power to make laws
Judicial Branch
the branch of government charged with the interpretation of laws and the administration of justice
President
Highest executive that enforces laws made by congress. Has power to veto any law made by congress
Vice-President
an officer next in rank to a president who serves as president in the president’s absence.
census
an official enumeration of the population, with details as to age, sex, occupation, etc.
Supreme Court
the highest court of the U.S.
House of Representatives
the lower chamber of Congress
Senate
the highest chamber of the legislative branch
Liberalism
a political or social philosophy advocating the freedom of the individual, parliamentary systems of government, nonviolent modification of political, social, or economic institutions to assure unrestricted development in all spheres of human endeavor, and governmental guarantees of individual rights and civil liberties; Democrats
conservatism
the disposition to preserve or restore what is established and traditional and to limit change; Republicans
checks and balances
competition and mutual restraint among the various branches of government
democracy
government by the people; a form of government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by them or by their elected agents under a free electoral system.
politics
the practice or profession of conducting political affairs.
Republican
a person who favors a republican form of government.
Democrat
a person who favors a democratic form of government.
election
a public vote upon a proposition submitted.
voting rights
the freedom of casting a vote
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 fundamental or organic law of the U.S., framed in 1787 by the Constitutional Convention. It went into effect March 4, 1789.
constitutional
of or relating to the constitution of a state, organization, etc.
veto
the power or right vested in one branch of a government to cancel or postpone the decisions, enactments, etc., of another branch, especially the right of a president, governor, or other chief executive to reject bills passed by the legislature.
