Unit 2 Outcome 1 Terms

Question 1

Monarchy

Answer 1

Political system in which one person is the head of state for life, or until they abdicate the position -> normally inherited

Question 2

Parliament

Answer 2

Legislative body where elected representatives debate, create and modify laws within jurisdiction. Scrutinise the actions of the executive government.

Question 3

Commitment to a rules-based order

Answer 3

Political actor’s adherence to the framework of norms and laws that shape the operation of if the broader political system.

Question 4

Constitutional Government

Answer 4

Political system’s ability to follow the body of laws and rules that set out how a state or country must be governed

Question 5

Political culture

Answer 5

Ingrained attitudes, beliefs, values and behaviours that shape how individuals and groups perceive and participate in political processes, including expectations around the behaviour of other actors.

Question 6

Constitutional Monarchies

Answer 6

Monarch as head of state within the parameters of the constitution, with limited powers. While elected government is primary political authority.

Question 7

Liberal Democracy

Answer 7

Power of government is limited and counterbalanced by the rights and freedoms of individuals protected by constitutions, established norms and institutions.

Question 8

Responsible government

Answer 8

Expectation that executive governments must be answerable to parliaments and that their decisions and actions must be exposed to public scrutiny.

Question 9

Transparency

Answer 9

Idea that operation of government should be visible to the people.