Unit 3 Flashcards
current events, vocabulary, china
Republic
country with a nominated president
legislative powers
branch with the power to create and alter laws
executive powers
branch with the authority to enforce laws, manage public affairs, and implement the law
judicial powers
authority of courts and judges to decide and pronounce judgement on cases
separation of powers
vesting the legislative, executive, and judicial in separate powers
checks and balances
allows each branch to amend or veto acts of another branch to prevent one branch from having too much power
communist
all property is publicly owned, and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs.
socialist
government controls all means of production
unicameral
government with one legislative house or chamber
bicameral
government with two branches or chambers
parliament
assembly of representatives that create laws
federal
government where power is divided between one central and several regional governments
constitutional monarchy
government that is ruled by a king or queen and power is limited by its country’s constitution
unitary system
political structure with only one level of authority
cabinet
advises the president on any subject and runs the governments executive departments
Chinese civil war
conflict between communist and nationalist party following World War II, leading to the establishment of Peoples Republic of China
Mao Zedong
Chinese communist leader and founder of People’s Republic of China
Korean war
conflict between North and South Korea where North aimed to Conquer South to spread communism agenda
Richard Nixon
US president that ended 25 years of isolation in 1972 between China and established diplomatic relations between the two countries in 1979
