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Amer. Govt Midterm
American Government - Midterm Exam
| A | Answer |
|---|---|
| Government | An institution with the power to make and enforce rules for a group of people |
| state | a political unit such as a country can also be called what? |
| Sovereignty | The absolute authority that a government has over its citizens |
| Law | A set of rules issued and enforced by a government that binds every member of society |
| Social Contract | Citizens may give up power to the government through this |
| Natural Rights | Life, Liberty, and property |
| Politics | The art and science of governing. |
| Legitimacy | The rightful authority of any government over its citizens |
| Unitary | The system where all the power is controlled by a central of national government and state and local government have little power. |
| Parliamentary System | A system where the government executive is picked from within the legislative branch. |
| Representative Democracy | a system of government in which people choose political leaders to make policy decisions on their behalf. |
| Ben Franklin | Who was the main person to write the Declaration of Independence. |
| Monarchy | a system of government in which the head of state usually a royal figure |
| Feudalism | a system of government based on the rule of local lors bound to a monarch by loyalty |
| Confederal | A form of government in which independent states unite to accomplish common goals. |
| Direct democracy | a system of government in which decisions are made directly by the people rather than by their elected representatives |
| Magna Carta | a document prepared by English nobles that grated certain rights to English citizens. |
| Bicameral | having two houses or chambers. |
| Stamp Act | a 1765 law passed by Parliament to raise money by taxing paper goods. It was repealed the year after it was introduces. |
| ratification | the process of giving formal approval of action by an agency or government. |
| Checks and Balances | Limitations placed on a branch of government's power by giving other branches some control over its affairs. |
| cabinet | an advisory board that is made up of the heads of the govt's executive departments and reports to the chief executive. |
| Elastic Clause | A clause in the constitution that grants congress the authority to enact all laws that are "necessary and proper" |
| Enabling Act | A federal law that allows residents of a territory to draft a constitution and take other steps to prepare statehood. |
| Census | a periodic official counting of population |
| Gerrymandering | The redrawing of legislative district boundaries in order to strengthen the political power of one group or party over another. |
| Incumbant | a political candidate who currently holds an elected or appointed office. Office holders |
| suffrage | the right to vote |
| Convention | an assembly of political party members to perform some official duty such as choosing candidates for elective office |
| veto | the formal rejection of legislation by chief executive |
| Federal clause | The necessary and proper clause of the Constitution |
| Gridlock | the government moving slowly |
| Amendement | Change in the consitution |
| Constituents | People who are represented by a member of congress |
| Interest groups | People acting together to achieve shared political goals |
| filibuster | holding a final vote in Senate |
| Bill | proposed law |
| mark-up | when a committee member decide the exact phrasing of a bill |
| Oligarchy | a small group group of people holds power. |
| Republic | The government's authority comes from the people |
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