AP gov unit 1

Natural Rights

Inherent and universal rights; you have them when your born

Pluralism

Power is distributed among many competing interest groups

Faction

A group of citizens united by common interest

Centralized

single central national authority; less power to state and local gov

decentralized

power and decision making is spread from central authority to lower levels (state and local gov)

amendment

a change or addition to the U.S constitution

commerce

the exchange of goods, services, and money

surveillance

the monitoring and collection of individuals or groups by gov

legislative

the part of u.s. gov responsible for making laws, congress

executive

the part of u.s. gov responsible for enforcing laws, president

judicial

the part of u.s. gov responsible for interpreting laws, supreme court, fed courts

public policy

the governments course of action in response to a social, economic, or political problem

concurrent

power of the gov that are shared by both fed and state gov at the same time