Assessment 1st 9weeks Flashcards
Political union
State
Members of the state
Citizen
Absolute authority that a government has over its citizens
Sovereignty
The system of justice derived from nature rather than from the rules of society
Natural law
Plans and decisions that a government makes in a particular are of public concern
Public policy
Set of rules made and enforced by government that is binding on society
Law
Basic principles by which people act and live their lives
Value
Well-being of society as a whole
Public good
People participate in government to express opinions about what the government should and shouldn’t do
Politics
When decisions are based on the desire of more than half of the membership of a group
Majority rule
Basic set of laws and principles establishing the nations government
Constitution
Governments leader, even monarchs, must act according to set laws
Rule of law
2- chamber legislature called Parliament
Bicameral
An agreement whereby the English monarch gave settlers the right to establish a colony
Charter
Absolute rule by a government that ignores the rights and welfare of the people
Tyranny
Agreement to stop buying or using a good or service
Boycott
Someone who officially represents the interests of other people or of a government
Delegate
Formal approval
Ratification
Reject
Veto
Reversed by legislative act
Repeal
Changes made to the constitution
Amendments
Set procedures for granting statehood to territories within the region
Northwest Ordinance
Institution with the power to make and enforce rules for a group of people
Government
1st Amendment
Freedom of religion, speech, press, and assembly
