Term 1 Vocabulary Flashcards
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Congress
Formal gathering of representatives
Executive Branch
Oversees the carrying out of laws
Legislative Branch
Concerned with the making of the laws
Judicial Branch
Concerned with the administration of justice through the interpretation of the law
President
The chief executive/officer
Vice-President
A person second in command to a president
Census
Official population count
Supreme Court
The highest federal court in the U.S., and the highest court in any state.
House of Representatives
The lower house of the US Congress and of most state legislatures.
Senate
Senate is a group of people who make laws and decisions, the upper house of the U.S. Congress/
Liberalism
A political philosophy advocating personal freedom for the individual, democratic forms of government, continual reform in political and social institutions, etc.
Conservatism
The principles and practices of a conservative person or party; tendency to oppose change in institutions and methods.
Checks and Balances
The system of checks and balances affects how the law is made in the U.S.
Democracy
form of government in which the people rule, either directly or through elected representatives.
Politics
methods and tactics used to run a government or an organization.
Republican
person who identifies with a system of government where the citizens have the ability to choose those who represent them.
Democrat
Member of the Democratic political party or someone who believes in equality for all people and ruling by the majority.
Election
A choice, particularly a voting.
Voting rights
A right to be able to vote regarding skin color, race, etc.
Electoral college
Group of people who cast the final votes for the President and Vice President of the United States reflecting the popular votes of the state which each person represents.
Constitution
System of laws and principles,
Constitutional
Consistent with the United States Constitution,
Veto
To refuse to sign a bill passed by Congress or reject a proposed act.
