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30 Cards in this Set
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Government
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A person or group of people who make and enforce the laws.
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Vested
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Protected or established by law.
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Head of government
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Person most responsible for running the government.
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Citizen
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Person who is recognized as a member of a country.
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Democracy
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Government where the people have the right to vote for their leaders.
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Republic
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Government in which the people have the power to elect representatives who will in turn make decisions, but are responsible to the voters.
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Constitution
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Sets of laws by which a nation is governed. May be written or non-written.
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Federal government
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A central authority sharing power with individual units.
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Amendment
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Major changes or addition in a constitution.
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Bill of Rights
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First 10 amendments to the US constitution.
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Branches of government
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Divisions of government, each with their own powers. The USA has three branches: executive, judicial, legislative.
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Bureaucracy
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Officials and administrators in government departments.
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Political parties
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Those groups who seek to control or influence the government and its policies.
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President
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Leader who has been elected to be the executive officer of a nation.
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Legislative
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Law making body of the government.
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Bicameral
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Two houses, two legislative chambers.
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Unicameral
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One house, one legislative
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Veto
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I forbid in Latin, it is the power to stop something from becoming a law.
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Pardon
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To release a person from a debt for an offense or crime.
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Monarchy
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Government ruled by a king or queen.
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Hereditary
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Power passed through a family line.
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Constitutional Monarchy
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Government where the king or queen is head of state, but they must follow the laws of the constitution.
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Absolute Monarchy
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Government where the king or queen has total power.
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Parliament
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An elected legislative branch of government, usually allowed to appoint the leader called a prime minister.
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Prime Minister
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The leader of a parliamentary democracy, usually appointed by the elected law making body, the parliament.
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Dictatorship
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Government run by a leader with complete power and authority.
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Dictator
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Leader with complete power and authority.
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Communism
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Government run by a single political party, all land and businesses are owned by the government.
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Dominant party
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One political party dominates the government.
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Incumbent
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A person who currently holds the position.
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