vocab words Flashcards
Civics
the study or science of the privileges and obligations of citizens.
Community
a social group of any size whose members reside in a specific locality, share government, and often have a common cultural and historical heritage.
a locality inhabited by such a group.
Government
the form or system of rule by which a state, community, etc., is governed:
Direct Democracy
to act as a guide.
to give commands or orders.
Representative
a person or thing that represents another or others.
Representative Democracy
is a type of democracy where elected delegates represent a group of people
Monarchy
a state or nation in which the supreme power is actually or nominally lodged in a monarch.: Compare absolute monarchy, limited monarchy.
Oligarchy
a form of government in which all power is vested in a few persons or in a dominant class or clique; government by the few.
a state or organization so ruled.
Majority
the greater part or number; the number larger than half the total (opposed to minority):
the majority of the population.
a number of voters or votes, jurors, or others in agreement, constituting more than half of the total number.
Minority
the smaller part or number; a number, part, or amount forming less than half of the whole.
a smaller party or group opposed to a majority, as in voting or other action.
Autocracy
government in which one person has uncontrolled or unlimited authority over others; the government or power of an absolute monarch.
a nation, state, or community ruled by an autocrat.
Communism
a theory or system of social organization based on the holding of all property in common, actual ownership being ascribed to the community as a whole or to the state.
Socialism
a theory or system of social organization that advocates the ownership and control of the means of production and distribution, capital, land, etc., by the community as a whole, usually through a centralized government.
procedure or practice in accordance with this theory.
Totalitarianism
the practices and principles of a totalitarian regime.
absolute control by the state or a governing branch of a highly centralized institution.
Head of Government
The President is both the head of state and head of government of the United States of America, and Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces. Under Article II of the Constitution, the President is responsible for the execution and enforcement of the laws created by Congress.
