AR History, Chapt. 3 Flashcards
Of or run by the people through representation and vote
Democratic
Money collected by a government from citizens
Tax
A a national or centralized level
Federal
The area of government in which a president, governor, attorney, general, cabinet, members, and so on carry out the laws
Executive Branch
The part of the government that writes or creates the laws
Legislative Branch
The system of courts and judges
Judicial Branch
An advising council
Cabinet
To override, terminate, or stop
Veto
Ideas for new laws or proposed laws
Bills
Basic beliefs
Principles
The office of the judge as well as where he or she presides in the courtroom
Bench
To exercise the right or authority to vote against
Override
Reversed in order; interchangeable
Vice Versa
A municipal (or city) regulation or guideline
Ordinance
A body of elected representatives that has the power to make laws
Legislature
In Arkansas, the legislative branch of the government, the state congress, made up of the state senate and house of representatives
General Assembly
To ask to be heard or reviewed again. An appellate court or court of appeals is where cases are heard or tried once more
Appeal
A court that is mobile and is held at multiple locations within one judicial district
Circuit Court
An administrative unit based on territorial division to manage courts or groups of schools
District Court
Members of a population or citizenry; voters represented by an elected official
Constituents
