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Global Citizenship Vocabulary Flashcards

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Congress

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the national legislative body of a country.

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Executive Branch

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charged with the execution and enforcement of laws and policies

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Legislative Branch

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the branch of government having the power to make laws

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Judicial Branch

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charged with the interpretation of laws and the administration of justice

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President

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highest executive officer

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Vice-President

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officer next in rank to a president who serves as president in the president’s absence

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census

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an official enumeration of the population

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Supreme Court

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the highest court of the U.S

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House of Representatives

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lower legislative branch

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Senate

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council of citizens having the highest deliberative functions in a government

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liberalism

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the quality or state of being liberal

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conservatism

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the disposition to preserve or restore what is established

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checks and balances

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limits imposed on all branches of a government by vesting in each branch the right to amend or void those acts

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democracy

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a state of society characterized by formal equality of rights and privileges

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politics

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practice or profession of conducting political affairs.

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Republican

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fitting or appropriate for the citizen of a republic

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Democrat

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an advocate of democracy

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election

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a public vote upon a proposition submitted

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voting rights

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A law passed at the time of the civil rights movement

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Electoral College

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a body of electors chosen by the voters in each state to elect the president and vice president of the U.S

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Constitution

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the system of fundamental principles according to which a nation

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constitutional

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of or relating to the constitution of a state

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veto

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the exercise of this right

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