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Stack #4586970
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Direct democracy | A form of government in which citizens rule directly and not through representatives |
| Representative democracy | A system where citizens elect officials to make decisions on their behalf. |
| Legal pluralism | The coexistence of multiple legal systems (state, Indigenous, religious) within one society. |
| What is natural law? | The idea that universal moral principles and rights exist independently of government. |
| What is inherent to humans according to natural law? | Universal moral principles and rights. |
| How can natural law be understood? | Through reason. |
| Civil disobedience | the public, non-violent refusal to comply with certain laws as a peaceful form of political protest. |
| Legislative branch | The branch of government that creates and passes laws. Often, through debating and passing bills. |
| Executive branch | The branch that enforces laws and manages government operations. |
| Judicial branch | The branch that interprets laws and ensures they are applied fairly. |
| What is a responsible government? | A system where the executive branch must have the support of the majority in the legislative branch to stay in power. |
| Who holds the executive branch responsible in a responsible government? | The legislative branch. |
| Political representation | Having elected officials who speak and make decisions on behalf of a group of people, like citizens in a country |
| What is a majority government? | A government where the ruling party holds more than half the seats in a legislative assembly or parliament. |
| What does it mean for a party to hold more than half the seats? | It means the party has a majority in the legislative assembly or parliament. |
| Minority government | A government where the ruling party holds fewer than half the seats and must rely on other parties to pass laws. |
| Delegate model of representation | A model where representatives mirror the interests of the public/represented |
| Descriptive representation | Refers to the similarity between representatives and represented. |
| Substantive representation | Theory of representation that says that anyone can represent any group (ex. a rich white guy can represent the interests of poor black people). |
| Electoral system | A set of rules that decide how votes are cast, counted, and translated into seats in a legislature |
| Judicial review | The power of courts to decide whether laws or government actions are constitutional. |
| Judicial independence | The institutional structures between the judiciary, executive, and legislative branches |
| What is the definition of politics? | Process of making decisions in groups. |
| What does politics influence in society? | Competition of power and distribution of resources. |
| What question does politics address? | Who gets what, when, and how. |
| What is a class definition of politics? | How we choose to live together. |
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