SS State Testing: Civics Vocabulary

Theory of government that emphasizes the participation of citizens for the common good of the community

• selected service

• voting

• central planning

• republicanism

Unwritten law developed over centuries from generally accepted ideas

• natural rights

• common law

• constitution

• manifesto

Non-elected government officials and/or administrative policy-makers

• bureaucracy

• roundtable

• politicians

• inner circle

System in which the legislative, executive, and judicial branches have overlapping powers

• separation of powers

• checks and balances

• republic

• feudalism

Set of actions - laws and plans - adopted by a government

• referendum

• bill of rights

• public policy

• creeds

Getting involved in your community/country to help its future

• interning

• philanthropy

• active citizenship

• service

Government in which the leader has absolute power and authority

• dictatorship

• monarchy

• republic

• democracy

What is shared and beneficial for all or most members of a given community

• equality

• social welfare

• equity

• common good

Theory of democracy that the best kind of government promotes the "common good"

• absolute democracy

• constitutional republic

• classical republicanism

• social contract

Principle that all people and institutions are subject to the laws

• abrogation

• liability

• rule of law

• popular sovereignty