Ciencias Sociales Vocabulario

Anarchy

• A system of government in which power is divided between federal and state governments

• Government with absence of rules or authority

• Document of fundamental laws and principles

• A person and party who favors a strong federal power

Autocracy

• A government ruled by a king, a queen, or an emperor

• Absolute control of power by one person or group

• A person and party that favor limited federal power

• Government with unlimited absolute power by self-appointed person

Constitutions

• Document of fundamental laws and principles

• A branch of government that has the power to create laws

• Constitutional right or power to refuse approval by branch of government

• A branch of government with chief officers

Democracy

• Government by the people either directly or through elected representatives

• Government with absence of rules or authority

• To approve or make valid

• A person and party that favor limited federal power

Democrat

• A branch of government that has the power to create laws

• Government by a few families or individuals

• A branch of government that has courts of law

• A person and party who favors a strong federal power

Dictatorship

• Absolute control of power by one person or group

• A system of government in which power is divided between federal and state governments

• A government ruled by a king, a queen, or an emperor

• Government with absence of rules or authority

Executive

• A branch of government that has the power to create laws

• A branch of government that has courts of law

• A branch of government with chief officers

• Constitutional right or power to refuse approval by branch of government

Federalism

• A person and party who favors a strong federal power

• A system of government in which power is divided between federal and state governments

• To approve or make valid

• A person and party that favor limited federal power

Judicial

• A nation whose people have a voice in the government

• A branch of government that has the power to create laws

• A branch of government with chief officers

• A branch of government that has courts of law

Legislative

• A nation whose people have a voice in the government

• A branch of government that has courts of law

• A branch of government that has the power to create laws

• A branch of government with chief officers