Government CP Crosley Questions & Answers
constitution
the body of fundamental laws setting out the principles, structures, and processes of a government
democracy
a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
dictat...
Government CP Crosley Questions &
Answers
constitution - answer the body of fundamental laws setting out the principles,
structures, and processes of a government
democracy - answer a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of
citizens who can elect people to represent them
dictatorship - answer a form of government in which the leader has absolute power
and authority
limited government - answer a principle of constitutional government; a government
whose powers are defined and limited by a constitution
representative government - answer a government in which people elect
representatives to make laws and conduct government
rule of law - answer principle that the law applies to everyone
popular sovereignty - answer a belief that ultimate power resides in the people
judicial review - answer allows the court to determine the constitutionality of laws; the
power of the Supreme Court to declare laws and actions of local, state, or national
governments unconstitutional
checks and balances - answer a system that allows each branch of government to
limit the powers of the other branches in order to prevent abuse of power
separation of powers - answer constitutional division of powers among the
legislative, executive, and judicial branches, with the legislative branch making law, the
executive applying and enforcing the law, and the judiciary interpreting the law
bill of rights - answer The first ten amendments to the Constitution
amendment - answer A change to the Constitution
ratification - answer the official approval of the Constitution, or of an amendment, by
the states
federalism - answer a system in which power is divided between the national and
state governments
, Supremacy Clause - answer In Article VI of the Constitution, which makes the
Constitution, national laws, and treaties supreme over state laws when the national
government is acting within its constitutional limits
elastic clause - answer Article I, Section 8, of the Constitution, which allows
Congress to make all laws that are "necessary and proper" to carry out the powers of
the Constitution
Full Faith and Credit Clause - answer Constitution's requirement that each state
accept the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other state
filibuster - answer a procedural practice in the Senate whereby a senator refuses to
relinquish the floor and thereby delays proceedings and prevents a vote on a
controversial issue
override veto - answer 2/3 vote in both chambers of congress
oversight function - answer review by legislative committees of the policies and
programs of the executive branch
judicial activism - answer an effort by judges to take an active role in policy making
by overturning laws relatively often
strict construction - answer way of interpreting the Constitution that allows the federal
government to take only those actions the Constitution specifically says it can take
textualism - answer what is specifically written
suffrage - answer the right to vote
political party - answer a group of individuals with broad common interests who
organize to nominate candidates for office, win elections, conduct government, and
determine public policy
political spectrum - answer a system of classifying different political positions upon
one or more geometric axes that symbolize independent political dimensions
liberal - answer a person who is open to new behavior or opinions and willing to
discard traditional values
conservative - answer a person who believes government power, particularly in the
economy, should be limited in order to maximize individual freedom
moderate - answer person whose views are between conservative and liberal and
may include some of both ideologies
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