Key Terms Flashcards

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Amendments

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Minor changes designed to improve legislation

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Adversarial poltitics

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A situation hat occurs in a two party system

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Authority

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The power to give orders and give orders

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Bicameral

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A legislate with 2 houses

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Bill of rights

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Formal declaration of legal and rights

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Civil rights

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Rights that protect individuals

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Codified

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All laws are set out in a single document

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Consensus politics

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A strong agreement between the main parties

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Constitution

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Answer of laws and guidelines setting out how a political system works

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Democracy

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A system of government by the whole population or all members the ought elected representatives

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Devolution

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Transfer of power to a lower level

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Executive

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Having the power to put plans into action

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Federal

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Pertaining to the nature of a union of states under central government

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Flexible

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Able to be easy changed under certain circumstances

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Influence

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To capacity to have and affect on something

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Judiciary

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The outline sets out the structure for the organisation

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Legislature

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The legislative body of a country

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Legitimate

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Conforming to the laws or rules

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Limited government

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Government power is restricted by law

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Parliamentary government

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Democratic form of government where the part with the biggest representations forms a government

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Parliamentary sovereignty

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Principle of the U.K. Constitution

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Politics

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Activities associated with the government of a country

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Perspective consitution

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Concerned with the principles pf the consitutional design

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Rule of law

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Restriction of the advisory exercise of power

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Separation of powers

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Principle where powers are divided among legislative branch

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Sovereignty

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Power or authority

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Unitary

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Forming a single or uniform entity