Keywords Flashcards
Define Fuhrerprinzip
The Nazi ideology that all power and sovereignty is vested in it’s leader
Define Volksgemeinshaft
The Nazi principle of ‘people’s community’. The German nation is united. Individuals are expected to obey the Nazi government and make sacrifices for the common good of Germany
Define constitution
The system of belief and laws by which a country, state or organisation is governed
Define devolve
To transfer or delegate power/ authority to a lower level (e.g. central - regional)
Define suffrage
The right to vote
Define civil service
Branches of public service (usually) unelected employees focused on the administration of government
Define federal structure
Where powers and responsibilities are shared between central and regional governments.
Define Autarky
economic self-sufficiency