Definitions Flashcards
What is absolute monarcgy with a example?
A form of monarchy in which the monarch rules in his or her own right or power
What is an act with an example?
Legislation that has passed both Houses of Congress and has been either approved by the President or passed over his veto, thus becoming law. A common example is the currency act
What is a boycott with and example?
To boycott means to stop buying or using the goods or services of a certain company or country as a protest. An example of this is Montgomery Bus Boycott.
What is acolony with an example?
A country or area controlled politically by a more powerful country. Such as the early Australia colonies.
What is a conservative with an example?
In most democracies, political conservatism seeks to uphold traditional family structures and social values. Religious conservatives typically oppose abortion, LGBT behavior (or, in certain cases, identity), drug use, and sexual activity outside of marriage.
What is a constitution with an example?
A national constitution is a set of rules for governing a country. Such as Australias consititution.
What is a constitutional convention with an example?
A constitutional convention is an informal and uncodified tradition that is followed by the institutions of a state.
What is a continental Congress with an example?
The Continental Congress was a group of delegates who worked together to act on behalf of the North American colonies in the 1770s.
What is a Egalitarianism with an example?
Egalitarianism is the equal treatment of all in society no matter their gender, age, race, or beliefs.
What is a founding father with an example?
someone who establishes an important organization or idea. A example of this is edmund rice.
What is a Insurrection with an example?
an organized and usually violent act of revolt or rebellion against an established government or governing authority of a nation-state or other political entity by a group of its citizens or subjects; also, any act of engaging in such a revolt.
What is a legislation with an example?
the preparing and enacting of laws by local, state, or national legislatures.
What is liberalism with an example?
Liberalism is a political and economic doctrine that emphasizes individual autonomy, equality of opportunity, and the protection of individual rights (primarily to life, liberty, and property), originally against the state and later against both the state and private economic actors, including businesses.
What is a loyalist with an example?
someone who stays faithful to a party or government even during times of upheaval and revolt
What is a mercantilism with an example?
Mercantilism is an economic policy that is designed to maximize the exports and minimize the imports for an economy.
What is a militia with an example?
an army or some other fighting organization of non-professional and/or part-time soldiers
What is a minutemen with an example?
Armed American civilians who were active in the Revolutionary War and in the period just preceding the war.
What is a nation with an example?
A nation is a cultural identity without statehood.
What is a nationalism with an example?
Nationalism is the belief that your own country is better than all others
What is a patriot with an example?
A patriot is someone who loves and who has sometimes fought for his or her country
What is radical with an example?
Radical politics denotes the intent to transform or replace the fundamental principles of a society or political system, often through social change, structural change, revolution or radical reform.
What is redcoats with an example?
Red coat, also referred to as redcoat or scarlet tunic, is a military garment formerly much used by British infantry servicemen
What is a republic with an example?
form of government in which a state is ruled by representatives of the citizen body.
What is a revolution with an example?
the execution or murder of the previous government
What is a riot with an example?
a group lashing out in a violent public disturbance against authority, property, or people
What is a sovereignty with an example?
hierarchy within the state, as well as external autonomy for states
What is a statesmen with an example
a mark of high regard for that person’s integrity
What is the enlightenment with an example?
a philosophical movement that dominated in Europe during the 18th century
What is treason with an example?
those that compromise a nation, its government, or its sovereign
What is a traitor with an example?
Traitor also applies to a person who betrays his country by committing treason: turning against his own government, perhaps by selling secret information.
What is a tyranny with an example?
government by a ruler or small group of people who have unlimited power over the people in their country or state and use it unfairly and cruelly
What is an unalienable with an example?
Unalienable rights are meant to protect you in your daily life and in extenuating circumstances
What is an veto with an example?
A veto is a legal power to unilaterally stop an official action
