Vocab term 1 Flashcards
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congress
the national legislative body of a country
executive branch
the federal branch and state government that is broadly responsible for implementing,supporting and enforcing the laws made by legislative branch.
legislative branch
Is the part of the u.s government that creates laws.
Judicial branch
Is one of the three branches of federal laws.
president
The elected person of a republican state
Vice-president
An official or executive ranking below and deputizing foe the president.
census
the official count or survey for a population
supreme court
the highest judicial court of the country or state
house of representatives
the lower house of the U.S congress.
senate
any of various legislative or governing bodies, in particular.
liberalism
is a political philosophy or worldview founded on ideas of liberty and equality
conservatism
A general preference for the existing order of society.
checks and balances
counterbalancing influences by which an organization or system is regulated, typically those ensuring that political power is not concentrated in the hands of individuals or groups
democracy
a state governed by a democracy.
politics
the activities of governments concerning the political relations between countries.
republican
a form of government
democrat
a member of the Democratic Party.
election
a formal and organized process of electing or being elected, especially of members of a political body.
voting rights
A law passed at the time of the civil rights movement.
electoral college
a body of people representing the states of the US, who formally cast votes for the election of the president and vice president
constitution
a body of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is acknowledged to be governed.
constitutional
of or relating to an established set of principles governing a state.
veto
a constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by a law-making body
