Unit 3 Vocabulary Flashcards
Representative Democracy
A democratic form of government in which elected representatives make public decisions on behalf of the citizens.
Rule of law
The principle that government is based on clear and fairly enforced laws that no one is above the law.
Limited Government
Political system in which the powers exercised by the government are restricted, usually by a written constitution.
Individual Rights
The rights and liberties that can be claimed by individuals by virtue of being human, also called natural rights or human rights.
Separation of powers
The idea that the powers of the government should be split between two or more strongly independent branches to prevent any one person or groof from gaining too much power.
Popular Sovereignty
The principle that the people are the ultimate source of the authority and legitimacy of the government.
Constitutionalism
The belief that the government should operate according to an agreed set of principles that are usually spelled out and written constitution.
Majority Rule
The idea that decisions approved by more than one hold of the people in a groof or society will be accepted and observed by all of the people
Legislative
The power to make a law and to frame public policies.
Legislative
The power to make a law and to frame public policies.
Charter
A city’s basic law, its constitution; a written grant of authority from the king
Tranny
A transformer or electrical device, sometimes referred to a car’s motor.
Direct Democracy
A form of government where people decide on the laws and rules together.
Republic
A state in which the supreme power rests in the body of citizens entitled to vote and is exercised by representatives chosen directly or indirectly by them.
Natural Rights
Any right that exists by virtue of natural law.
