United Nations Flashcards

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Sovereignty

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Suverenita

Svrchovanost

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Sovereignty example

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the United States are sovereign political powers because they are completely independent of any other political entity.

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Legislation

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Legislativa

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Legislation example

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the exercise of the power and function of making rules (such as laws)

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5
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Executive

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Výkonný

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Executive example

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a leader or leader of an office or multiple offices.

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7
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Constitution

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Ústava

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Constitution example

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a set of rules that guides how a country, state, or other political organization works.

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9
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Civil rights

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Občanská práva

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10
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Civil rights example

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the right to vote, the right to government services, the right to a public education

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Public services

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Veřejné služby

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Public services example

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education, health, safety, transport, water, electricity, welfare and housing

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13
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Diplomacy

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Diplomacie

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14
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Diplomacy example

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maintaining peaceful relationships between nations, groups, or individuals.

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15
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Bureaucracy

A

Byrokracie

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Bureaucracy example

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a system of government in which power is divided among different departments

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Defence

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Defence example

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the security and defence of a sovereign state, including its citizens, economy, and institutions, which is regarded as a duty of government.

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Taxes

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Taxes example

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a payment or charge collected by local, state, and national governments from individuals or businesses to cover the costs of general government services, goods, and activities.

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Elections

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Elections example

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a formal and organized choice by vote of a person for a political office or other position

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Embassy

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Embassy example

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a group of government officials, headed by an ambassador, who represent their government in a foreign country.

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Regulations
Předpisy
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Regulation example
rules made by a government or other authority in order to control the way something is done or the way people behave.
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Welfare state
Sociální stát
28
Welfare state example
a system by which a government provides social services such as health care, money, etc. to people who need them. f.e. Denmark
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Foreign policy
Zahraniční politika
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Foreign policy example
how a country uses different strategies to guide its relationships with other countries and international organizations
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Poverty
Chudoba
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Poverty example
hunger and malnutrition, limited access to education and other basic services, social discrimination and exclusion as well as the lack of participation in decision-making.
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Famine
Hladomor
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Famine example
Great Chinese Famine, Great Ukrainian Famine