Term 1 Flashcards
(23 cards)
Congress
The national legislative body of a country
Executive Branch
Part of the US government responsible for carrying out laws
Legislative branch
Part of the US government that creates laws
Judicial Branch
Includes criminal and civil courts and helps interpret the constitution
President
The elected head of a republican state
Vice-President
An official or executive ranking below the president. Takes the presidents place if he passes away
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 US congress
Senate
The smaller upper assembly in the US congress
Liberalism
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
Principle where each branch of the government has some measure of influence over the other branches
Democracy
A system of government by the whole population or all eligible members of the state
Politics
The activities associated with the governance of a country or other area
Republican
A person advocating or supporting republican government
Democrat
And advocate or supporter of democracy
Election
A formal and organized process of electing or being elected
Voting Rights
The right to vote, whether you want to or don’t
Electoral college
A body of people representing the US who formally casts votes for the election of the president or vice-president
Constitution
Laws and principles of a state
Constitutional
Of or relating an established set of principles governing a state
Veto
A constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by a law making body
