jerimyiah harris Flashcards
duties of citizens
serve on jury or as a witness in court, when summoned, obey laws,pay taxes, serve in the armed forces is called
consent of the governed
the people are the source of any and all governmental power
democracy
in a democratic system of the government,the people rule
rule of law
the government is not all powerful and may do only those things that the people have given it the power to do.
functions of political parties
help candidates win elections,monitoring actions of office holder
responsibilities of citizens
register and vote,hold elective office,and participating in political campaigns
chief of state
ceremonial head of the government
chief citizen
Representative of all of the people
chief of party
leader of political party that controls the executive branch
chief legistlator
proposer of the legislative agenda
commander in chief
head of the nations armed forces