Unit 1 Flashcards
Government
Institution through which a society makes and enforces its public polices
Delegates
a person sent or authorized to represent others, in particular an elected representative sent to a conference.
synonyms:
Society
1.
the aggregate of people living together in a more or less ordered community.
“drugs, crime, and other dangers to society”
synonyms: the community, the (general) public, the people, the population; More
Legislative power
Power to make laws
Executive power
Enforcing laws
Judicial power
The power to interpret laws
Democracy
Everybody has a say even people not in power ability to vote
State
A body of people living in a defind territory who have power to make laws
Sovereign
Having sumpre power within it’s own territory neither subordinate nor responsible to any other authority
Federal government
A form of government in which powers are divided between central government and serval local governments
Bicamel
An adjective describing a legislative body composed of two chambers
Popular sovereign
Basic principle of the American system of government which asserts that the people are the source of any and all governmental power
Declaration of independence
Easy
Ratification of ralley
Formal approval final consent to the effectiveness of a constitution constitutional amendment
Virginia plan
Determined by its population or its financial support
