Chapter 2 VOCAB Flashcards
The idea that government power is not absolute
Limited Government
Limited Government
The idea that government power is not absolute
The system of government in which people elect delegates to make laws and conduct government
Representative Government
Representative Government
The system of government in which people elect delegates to make laws and conduct government
The division of power between the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government
Separation of Powers
Separation of Powers
The division of power between the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government
The money the government collects from taxes or other sources
Revenue
Revenue
The money the government collects from taxes or other sources
An agreement prohibiting trade
Embargo
Embargo
An agreement prohibiting trade
To approve
Ratify
Ratify
To approve
A single-chamber legislature
Unicameral
Unicameral
A single-chamber legislature
To yield
Cede
Cede
To yield
A law
Ordinance
Ordinance
A law
Trade among the states
Interstate Commerce
Interstate Commerce
Trade among the states
Not sanctioned by law
Extralegal
Extralegal
Not sanctioned by law
Political disorder
Anarchy
Anarchy
Political disorder
