flashcards

Question 1

Congress

Answer 1

the national legislative body of a country.

Question 2

Executive branch

Answer 2

The branch of federal and state government that is broadly responsible for implementing, supporting, and enforcing the laws made by the legislative branch and interpreted by the judicial branch.

Question 3

Legislative branch

Answer 3

The legislative branch is the part of the United States government that creates laws. Whenever you read about congresspeople in the Senate or House debating a law, you’re reading about the legislative branch: the branch of the government that writes, debates, and passes laws. Making laws can be called legislating.

Question 4

judicial branch

Answer 4

The judicial branch is one of three branches of the federal government. The judicial branch includes criminal and civil courts and helps interpret the United States Constitution.

Question 5

President

Answer 5

the elected head of a republican state.

Question 6

Vice-president

Answer 6

an official or executive ranking below and deputizing for a president.

Question 7

Census

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an official count or survey of a population, typically recording various details of individuals.

Question 8

Supreme court

Answer 8

the highest judicial court in a country or state

Question 9

House of representatives

Answer 9

The House of Representatives is the lower house of the United States Congress. The House and the Senate work together on bills to give to the President to put into law.

Question 10

Senate

Answer 10

any of various legislative or governing bodies, in particular.

Question 11

Liberalism

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Liberalism is a political philosophy or worldview founded on ideas of liberty and equality.

Question 12

Conversavtism

Answer 12

A general preference for the existing order of society, and an opposition to efforts to bring about sharp change.

Question 13

Checks & Balances

Answer 13

A fundamental principle of American government, guaranteed by the Constitution, whereby each branch of the government (executive, judicial, and legislative) has some measure of influence over the other branches and may choose to block procedures of the other branches.

Question 14

Democracy

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a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives.

Question 15

Politics

Answer 15

the activities of governments concerning the political relations between countries.

Question 16

Republican

Answer 16

a member or supporter of the Republican Party.

Question 17

Democrat

Answer 17

a member of the Democratic Party.

Question 18

Election

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a formal and organized process of electing or being elected, especially of members of a political body.

Question 19

Voting rights

Answer 19

the right to vote,especially the right of a common shareholder to vote in person or by proxy on the affairs of a company

Question 20

Electoral college

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a body of people representing the states of the US, who formally cast votes for the election of the president and vice president.

Question 21

Constitution

Answer 21

a body of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is acknowledged to be governed.

Question 22

Constitutional

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relating to the system of beliefs and laws that govern a country or relating to a constitution

Question 23

Veto

Answer 23

a constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by a law-making body.