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14 Cards in this Set
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Executive |
Those who execute the law |
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Legislative |
Those who make the law |
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Judicial |
Those who adjudicate the law |
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Head of State |
The person who holds the highest executive office in government and holds sovereignty |
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Head of Government |
The person who runs the day-to-day affairs of government |
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Fusion of Powers |
Combination of legislature and executive powers, though specific powers may be granted to each level |
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Presidential System |
The executive is separated from, but equal to, the legislature |
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Checks and Balances |
The counterbalancing influences by which an organization or system is regulated,typically those ensuring that political power isn't concentrated in the hands of individuals or groups |
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Majority government |
A government formed by a governing party that has an absolute majority of seats in the legislature or parliament in a parliamentary system |
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Minority Government |
A government in which the governing party has most seats but still less than the total |
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Coalition government |
A cabinet of government in which multiple political parties cooperate, reducing the dominac3 of any one party within a coalition |
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Coalition |
An allowance for combined action, espcially a temporary alliance of political parties forming a government or a state |
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Common law |
The legal system where decisions are made on the basis of precedent, case law or previous decisions |
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Civil law |
The legal system where legislature bodies enact the laws by statues, ordinances and regulations |
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