globe citizenship term 1 Flashcards
congress
The national legislative body of a country
Executive Branch
responsible for carrying out the laws
legislative
part of the Untied States government
Judicial Branch
one of the three branches of federal government
president
the elected head
Vice-President
an official of executive running for president
Census
an official count
supreme court
the highest judicial court in the U.S
House of Representative
the lower house of the U.S congress
Senate
any of various legislative or governing bodies
Liberalism
philosophy or worldview founded on ideas of liberty and equality
conservatism
general preference for the existing order of society
checks and balances
an organization or system is regulated
democracy
a system by government by the whole population
politics
the academic study of the government
Republican
a member or supporter of the Republican Party
Democrat
a member of a democratic party
election
an organized process of electing
voting rights
a law passed at the time of the civil rights movement
Electoral College
a body of electors chosen or appointed by a larger group
Constiution
a body of fundamental president
constitutional
an established set of principles
veto
someone who has the power to over power someone else