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32 Cards in this Set
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Government |
institution through which society makes and enforces its public policies |
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Legislative Power |
Power to establish or make laws |
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Executive power |
power to carry out laws |
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Judicial Power |
the power to interpret laws to settle disputes |
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The State |
Body of people living in a defined territory organized politically |
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Sovereignty |
Complete control by the government over a given population within a given territiory |
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Democracy |
Supreme political authority with the people or citizens |
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Dictatorship |
Authoritarian ruler holding absolute power over poeple |
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totalitarian |
rulers controlling almost every aspect of human affairs |
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Autocracy |
one person holding unlimited political power |
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Obligarchy |
A small elite holds power to rule |
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unitary government |
Single, central government holding all governmental powers |
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Federal Governemnt |
Central and Local governments sharing governmental powers |
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Presidential Government |
A form of government in which the executive and the legislative branches of government are separated, independently and coequally |
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Parliamentary Governemnt |
A form of government in which the executive branch is made up of the Prime Minister or the premier |
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Amendment |
a change in or addition to a constitution or a law` |
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Confederation |
a joining of several groups for a common purpose |
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Constitution |
the body of fundamental laws setting out the principles, structures, and processes of a government |
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Public Policies |
All of the goals a government sets and the various courses of action it pursues as it attempts to realize its goals |
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Division of powers |
basic principles of federalism, the constitutional provisions by which governmental powers are divided on a geographical bases |
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Preamble |
short noteworthy introduction to the constitution |
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Articles |
Constitution broken up into 7 numbered sections |
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constitutionalism
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government must be conducted according to constitutional principles
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rule of law |
Concept that holds that government and its officials are always subject to the law of the land
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separation of powers |
Basic principle that the executive, legislative, and judicial powers are divided among three independent and coequal branches of government
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treaty |
formal agreement between two or more sovereign states |
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popular sovereinty |
people establish government and give it power |
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ratification |
formal approval |
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electoral college |
Group of persons chosen in each State and the District of Columbia every four years who make a formal selection of the President and Vice President
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federalism |
A system of government in which a written constitution divides power between a central government and several local governments
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checks and balances |
System of overlapping the powers of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches, to permit each branch to control the actions of the others |
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veto |
reject |
