Leg 2 Gov

Popular Soverignty

`A government that exists only with the consent of the governed

Limited Gov

Basic principle of government

General assembly

chief deliberative, policymaking and representative organ of the United Nations

initiative

A process of which a certain number of qualifies voters sign petitions in favor of a proposed statue or constitutional amendment.

referendum

Line Item Veto

Common Law

An unwritten law made by a judge that has developed over centuries from those generally accepted ideas of right and wrong that have gained judicial recognition

Medicaid

A program administered by the States to provide medical insurance to low-income families.

Civil Law

The portion of the law relating to human conduct, to disputes between private parties, and to disputes between private partites and government not covered by criminal law

Recall

A petition procedure by which voters may remove an elected official from office before the competition of his or her regular term

Statutory Law

A law passed by the legislature, and in, some, States, the voters