Term 1 Vocabulary Flashcards
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Congress
Is made up of the three branches of government
Judicial,Executive, Legislative
Executive Branch
Handles in executing and enforcing the laws
Legislative Branch
Creates laws
Judicial Branch
Handles decision in court
Also in charge of Supreme court
President
Highest ranking ambassador
In charge of Executive branch
Vice-President
The back up of the president
Census
Government tactic to evaluate population, income, poverty and so on
Supreme Court
The highest power in terms of court/Justice
House of Representatives
A place where representatives meet up in the white house
Senate
many legislatures working together
liberalism
people who believe in liberty and freedom
conservatism
people who do not believe in change
checks and balances
A system to keep political power in check making sure no one have too much power
democracy
A community where people can vote for someone to represent the people and take care of them
politics
A way for people to decide what is good for
Republican
A form of government
Democrat
A person who believes in democracy
election
A system to vote a person for political power
voting rights
A person has the authority to vote
Electoral College
A small group representing a state in the U.S
Constitution
The first laws set by the founding fathers
constitutional
A new law or act that supports the constitution
veto
To deny
