CRM 4.1 Vocab

Prime Minister

• idea that the power of a state and its government are created and sustained by the consent of its people

• executive head of the government in a parliamentary system

• a group of people elected by the people who vote for new laws

• people elect representatives to run the government

Limited Government

• people elect representatives to run the government

• the chief executive and head of a government with a parliament.

• a government whose power is limited by the restrictions set forth in a social contract

• a system of government where the executive leader is not elected by the voters. Instead, elected by the parliament or legislative branch.

Legislative

• a form of government with roles and powers given, and limited by law, usually in a written constitution.

• idea that the power of a state and its government are created and sustained by the permission of its people

• A government by the people.

• a group of people within a government that has the power to make or change laws.

Federal System ....

• A draft of a law.

• A system of government where power is shared between the national and state government.

• To charge someone with doing something wrong, specifically a high government official.

• A principle of the federal government, according to the U.S. Constitution, that allows each branch of government to limit the power of the other branches.

Checks and Balances ....

• Branch of government under Article I of the U.S. Constitution responsible for making the laws.

• Branch of government under Article III of the U.S. Constitution responsible for interpreting the laws.

• A principle of the federal government, according to the U.S. Constitution, that allows each branch of government to limit the power of the other branches.

• To charge someone with doing something wrong, specifically a high government official.

A confederation is....

• A tax on goods/products

• A set of rules/laws that outlines the structure of government; a social contract

• A political party who opposed the ratification of the NEW Constitution

• A system of government where the central government is very WEAK and STATES hold MOST power.

Representative Democracy is ....

• A formal group decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual or multiple individuals to hold public office.

• A legislature, or lawmaking group

• A system of government where most or all of the governing power resides in the central government.

• A form of government in which citizens elect representatives who propose and vote on laws on citizens behalf.

Unitary System....

• system of government is one that divides powers of government between the national (federal/central) government and state and local government.

• a system of government where the central government is very WEAK and STATES hold MOST power

• a system of government where all power is held in the central government

• a system of government where the legislative branch is elected by the people and makes laws and the legislature elects the the executive branch who enforces laws.

Parliamentary System....

• system of government is one that divides powers of government between the national (federal/central) government and state and local government.

• a system of government where the central government is very WEAK and STATES hold MOST power

• a system of government where all power is held in the central government

• a system of government where the legislative branch is elected by the people and makes laws and the legislature elects the the executive branch who enforces laws.

Popular Sovereignty

• executive head of the government in a parliamentary system

• the idea that the power of a state and its government are created and sustained by the consent of its people.

• a group of people within a government that has the power to make or change laws.

• A government whose power is limited by the restrictions set forth in a social contract.