term 1 Flashcards

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congress

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the national legislative body of a country.

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Executive Branch

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The executive branch is the part of the government that has its authority and responsibility for the daily administration of the state.

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Legislative Branch

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The legislative branch is the part of the United States government that creates laws.

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Judicial Branch

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The judicial branch includes criminal and civil courts and helps interpret the United States Constitution.

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president

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he elected head of a republican state.

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vice president

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an official or executive ranking below and deputizing for a president.

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census

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an official count or survey of a population, typically recording various details of individuals.

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supreme court

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the highest judicial court in a country or state

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house of representatives

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The lower house of the United States Congress.

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senate

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the smaller upper assembly in the US Congress, most US states, France, and other countries.

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liberalism

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is a political philosophy or worldview founded on ideas of liberty and equality.

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conservatism

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A general preference for the existing order of society, and an opposition to efforts to bring about sharp change.

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checks and ballances

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counterbalancing influences by which an organization or system is regulated, typically those ensuring that political power is not concentrated in the hands of individuals or groups.

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democracy

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a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives.

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polotics

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the activities associated with the governance of a country or other area, especially the debate or conflict among individuals or parties having or hoping to achieve power.

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republican

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a person advocating or supporting republican government.

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democrat

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an advocate or supporter of democracy.

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election

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a formal and organized process of electing or being elected, especially of members of a political body.

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voting rights

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Voting Rights Act of 1965 definition. A law passed at the time of the civil rights movement. It eliminated various devices, such as literacy tests, that had traditionally been used to restrict voting by black people.

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Electoral College

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a body of people representing the states of the US, who formally cast votes for the election of the president and vice president.

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consitituion

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a body of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is acknowledged to be governed.

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constitutional

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of or relating to an established set of principles governing a state.

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veto

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a constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by a law-making body.