United Nations Flashcards

1
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Sovereignty

A

Suverenita

Svrchovanost

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2
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Sovereignty example

A

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

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3
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Legislation

A

Legislativa

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4
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Legislation example

A

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

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5
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Executive

A

Výkonný

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6
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Executive example

A

a leader or leader of an office or multiple offices.

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7
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Constitution

A

Ústava

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8
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Constitution example

A

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

A

Občanská práva

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10
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Civil rights example

A

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

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11
Q

Public services

A

Veřejné služby

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12
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Public services example

A

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

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13
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Diplomacy

A

Diplomacie

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14
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Diplomacy example

A

maintaining peaceful relationships between nations, groups, or individuals.

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15
Q

Bureaucracy

A

Byrokracie

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16
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Bureaucracy example

A

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

17
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Defence

A

Obrana

18
Q

Defence example

A

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

19
Q

Taxes

A

Daně

20
Q

Taxes example

A

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.

21
Q

Elections

A

Volby

22
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Elections example

A

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

23
Q

Embassy

A

Ambasáda

24
Q

Embassy example

A

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

25
Q

Regulations

A

Předpisy

26
Q

Regulation example

A

rules made by a government or other authority in order to control the way something is done or the way people behave.

27
Q

Welfare state

A

Sociální stát

28
Q

Welfare state example

A

a system by which a government provides social services such as health care, money, etc. to people who need them. f.e. Denmark

29
Q

Foreign policy

A

Zahraniční politika

30
Q

Foreign policy example

A

how a country uses different strategies to guide its relationships with other countries and international organizations

31
Q

Poverty

A

Chudoba

32
Q

Poverty example

A

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.

33
Q

Famine

A

Hladomor

34
Q

Famine example

A

Great Chinese Famine, Great Ukrainian Famine