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Gov. Vocab. Ch. 1-3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A loose union of states | confederacy |
| a type of government in which all key powers are given to a king/queen | monarchy |
| the study of human efforts to satisfy seemingly unlimited wants through the use of limited resources | economics |
| a system in which voters hold sovereign power | republic |
| a system of government in which the power and authority to rule are in the hands of a single individual | autocracy |
| a political community that occupies a definite territory and has an organized government with the power to make and enforce laws without approval from any higher authority | state |
| a group of individuals with broad common interests, who organize to nominate candidates for office, win elections, conduct government, and determine public policy | political party |
| the institution through which the state, maintains social order, provides public services and enforces decisions that are binding on all people living within the state | government |
| a system of government in which a small group holds all power | oligarchy |
| a sizable group of people who are united by common bonds of race, language, custom, tradition and sometimes religion | nation |
| the part of the constitution that states the goals of our government | preamble |
| economic system providing free choice and individual incentive for workers, investors, consumers and businesses | capitalism |
| an agreement about beliefs | consensus |
| the workers of society | proletariat |
| the owners of business | bourgeoise |
| an economic system in which the central government directs all major economic decisions | communism |
| a free choice economic system | free market |
| a government in which the people rule | democracy |
| the effort to control and influence the conduct and policies of government | politics |
| a system in which the power of the monarch or government is not absolute | limited government |
| not sanctioned by law | extralegal |
| trade among states | interstate commerce |
| a law | ordinance |
| political disorder | anarchy |
| to approve | ratify |
| to yield | cede |
| the division of executive, legislative and judicial roles within a government | separation of powers |
| a single-chamber legislature | unicameral |
| an agreement prohibiting trade | embargo |
| money a government collects from taxes or other sources | revenue |
| a government that the people vote in order to represent them | representative government |
| seven divisions of the body of the Constitution | article |
| taxes paid in order to vote | poll taxes |
| an order, signed by a judge, to look for specific things in a specific place | search warrant |
| an agreement, not requiring Senate approval made directly between the President and the head of state of another country | executive agreement |
| to accuse | impeach |
| government spending does NOT exceed its income | balanced budget |
| power of the supreme court to declare laws unconstitutional | judicial review |
| rule by the people | popular sovereignty |
| an agreement between nations | treaty |
| censorship of information before it is published or brodcasted | prior restraint |
| an elected outgoing official who lacks influence | lame duck |
| new trial location | change of venue |
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