term 1 vocab Flashcards
(23 cards)
congress
the national legislative body of a country
executive branch
responsible for carrying out the law
legislative
part of the united states gov..
judicial branch
one of the three branches of federal gov
president
the elected head
vice president
on official of executive running for president
census
an official count
supreme court
the highest judicial court in the u.s
house of representative
the lower house of the u.s congress
senate
any of various legislative or governing bodies
liberalism
philosophy or worldview founded on ideas of liberty and equality
convervatism
general preference for the existing order of society
republican
a member or or supporter of the republican party
democrat
a member of a democratic party
election
an organization process of electing
voting rights
a law passed at the time of the civil right movement
electoral college
a body of electors chosen or appointed by a larger group
constitution
a body of fundamental president
checks and balances
an organization or system is regulated
democracy
a system by gov by the whole population
politics
the academic study of the gov
constitutional
an established set of principles
veto
someone who has the power to over power someone else