Social 9 Vocab Flashcards
Issue
A topic that connect to citizenship, identity, and quality of life, and on which well-informed people have different views and perspective
Perspective
Values and ideas shared by people with a common language, culture and history.
Point of View
Opinions and preferences of an individual based on personal experiences.
Quality of Life
a measure
of personal and collective
well-being
Rights
what individuals and
groups are allowed to do
in society, usually as
established in law
Society
a social system where a group of people share a common geographic region, sense of common identity and culture, and who participate in shared political and economic institutions for a communal purpose or interest
Governance
the process of governing
Political System
The structure of government
Economic System
how a society organizes the production, distribution and consumption of goods and services
Opinion
personal reaction to
an issue
Criteria
standards for
evaluating something
Unbiased
without
preconceived ideas
Government
the body
with power to make
decisions for a society
Executive Branch
the part of government responsible for putting laws into action
Legislative Branch
the part of government that makes laws
