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Introduction to Govt
Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| system of government in which the ruler is a ceremonial head of state | Constitutional monarch |
| small group of people hold all power | Oligarchy |
| power acquired and maintained through use of force | Dictatorship |
| authority that a state or government has over its citizens | Sovereignty |
| citizens give up their individual sovereignty to the state, the state provides order &peace | Social contract |
| form of government in which the people elect officials to do the business | Representative democracy |
| political disorder resulting from lack of government or rules | Anarchy |
| system in which chief executive selected by the legislature | Parliamentary system |
| all legal power held by the national government | Unitary system |
| power divided among local, state, and national governments | Federal system |
| independent countries combine forces to attain shared goals | Confederal system |
| ruler answers only to himself or herself, not the people | Authoritarian |
| only one person rules | Autocracy |
| protects the rights of the minority | Democracy |
| process by which citizens in government express opinions about what government should do | Politics |
| leader’s authority is based on political, military, wealth, and/or social position power. | Dictatorship |
| basic principles that guide people’s actions | Values |
| a chief executive, who is selected independently, heads the executive branch | Presidential system |
| refers to the well-being of society as a whole | Public good |
| an institution that has the power to create and enforce rules for a group of people | Government |
| agreement by which colonies would cooperate in defending against attacks | New England Confederation |
| official approval | Ratification |
| gave settlers the right to start a colony | Charter |
| absolute rule by a government that ignores the rights and welfare of the people | Tyranny |
| stated that Parliament had to approve the monarch’s actions | English Bill of Rights |
| “Great Charter’ that restricted the monarch’s authority | Magna Carta |
| refusal to buy or use certain goods or services | Boycott |
| people who opposed the ratification of the Constitution | Antifederalists |
| people who represent a government’s or other people’s interests | Delegates |
| principles and laws that are the foundation of a nation’s government | Constitution |
| many people objected the Constitution because it did not include this | Bill of Rights |
| lengthy battle that caused Britain to go into debt | Seven Years War |
| people who were in favor of the constitution | Federalists |
| the rights to “life,liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” | Declaration of Independence |
| each colony’s main executive | Governor |
| were forced upon the colonies, under King George, along with unreasonable trade restrictions | Taxes |
| one type of three colonies | Royal |
| British soldiers killed five colonists | Boston Massacre |
| first permanent English settlement | Jamestown |
| due to the Stamp Act colonists had to pay tax on this | Paper goods |
| changes to the constitution, ¾ of the states must approve it | Amendments |
| amendments one through ten | Bill of Rights |
| makes laws that clarify ambiguities in the Constitution | Congress |
| heads of departments who together advise the president | Cabinet |
| presidential rejection of proposed legislation | Veto |
| group that tries to win elections and affect the government’s actions | Political party |
| reverse due to a legislative act | Repeal |
| arrangements that are made by the president with foreign governments | Executive agreements |
| courts authority to determine if the government’s actions violate the Constitution | Judicial review |
| provides for freedom of speech, religion, assembly, and press | First Amendment |
| called for by Congress can propose amendments to the Constitution | National Convention |
| actions or laws that violate the Constitution are | Unconstitutional |
| cannot exercise certain powers of national government, such as coining money | States |
| the first U.S. president to bring together the cabinet | George Washington |
| broader interest of society | Public good |
| forbade the sale, transportation, and production of alcohol was repealed | Eighteenth Amendment |
| to correct or make changes (to amendment) | Ratified |
| critics of the constitution claim that it encourages the avoidance of | Responsibility |
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