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Term 1 (Branches of Government) 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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carries out laws

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Legislative Branch

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creates the laws

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Judicial Branch

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interprets the law and brings justice

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President

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highest executive officer of a modern republic

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Vice-President

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an official below the president

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Census

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an official count or survey of a population

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Supreme Court

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highest court in the country or state

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House of Representatives

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Most representative body in the federal government

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Senate

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smaller upper assembly in the US Congress

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Liberalism

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political worldview founded on ideas of liberty and equality

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Conservatism

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preference for the existing order of society

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Checks and balances

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system that allows each branch of government to amend/ veto acts of another branch so one doesn’t have complete control of power

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Democracy

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system of government in which power is vested in the people

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Politics

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The art or science of government or governing a country/state

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Republican

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a person who believes in or supports a republican form of government

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Democrat

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a person who believes in the political or social equality of all people

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Election

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the selection by vote of a person or persons from among candidates for a position

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Voting Rights

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the right for any citizen to vote

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Electoral College

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a body of people representing the states of the US who vote for the president/vice president

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Constitution

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the fundamental law of the United States

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Constitutional

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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

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