Goverment Vocab words Flashcards
Sharia Law
The Islamic Laws
Secular
When Country laws are not based solely on religious belief
Rebuplic
republic is a type of government where the people have the power to choose their leaders. Instead of a king or queen making decisions, leaders are usually elected to represent the citizens and make laws.
Presidential Democracy
A form of government where citizens elect the president as head of government separately form legislative
Parliamentary Democracy
A form of government where citizens can vote for a representative form a political party that representative there point of view and the party with the most seats in parliament picks head of government
Legislative Branch
Branch of government that creates the laws of country
Knesset
The parliament of Israel
Judicial Branch
The branch of government that is in charge of a country’s courts and that settles disputes among citizens and between citizens and the government
Government
The people and institutions in a society that have the authority to make, carry out and enforce laws and settle disputes
Federal Government
A form of government where power is shared among different levels of government
Executive Branch
The branch of government that enforces or carries out laws [assed by the legislative branch
Democracy
A form of government where citizens have the power on choosing their leaders
Bicameral
Having two branch’s or chambers
Autocracy
A form of government where the ruler has absolute or total power
Absolute Monarchy
A form of government where the sovereign has all the power
Autocracy
