Government test 2 Flashcards
system of government in which public policies are made by officials selected by the voters and held accountable in periodic elections.
representative government
a city’s basic law, it’s constitution, a written grant of authority from the king.
charter
basic principle of American government which states that governments is restricted in what it may do, citizens have rights that can’t be taken away.
limited government
a system that provides orderly regulation of citizens’ relationships with one another.
ordered government
a one-house legislature
unicameral
a two-house legislature
bicameral
colony organized by the land own, to whom the king made a grat of land
proprietary
taxes levied on imports
duty
the idea that government can exist only with the consent of the people being governed
popular sovereignty
the joining of several groups for a common purpose
confederation
people with authority to represent others at a conference or convention
delegates
constitutional requirement that each state accept the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other state
full faith credit
formal approval or final consent to the effectiveness of the constitution
ratification
fewest number of members who must be present for a legislative body to conduct business
quorum
chief executive’s power to reject a bill passed by a legislature
veto
three basic concepts of government found in English colonies
ordered, limited, representative
idea of due process of law
magna carta
free elections and fair trials
english bill of rights