politics term quiz study guide

Politics

The pursuit and exercise of power

Kamala Harris

Democratic POTUS candidate frome state of Cali/Canada who got trounced by Trump

Legislature

The branch of government that makes the law

State

A body of people living in a defined territory and organized politically

Compromise

Blending and adjusting competing views/interests

Majority Rule

What our system is based on; one over half wins the election/vote

Republic

A form of government in which the people are sovereign but their power is exercised by elected officials

Sovereignty

Every state has supreme and absolute power within its own territory

Power

The possession of control over others

Free Enterprise

Economic system characterized by private ownership and profit motive

Unitary

All powers of government belong to a single central agency

Federal Government

The powers of government are divided amongst a central government and several local governments

Robert Kennedy

Dem who renounced his party loyalty and works in Trump admin

Judicial

The branch of government that interprets the laws

Dictatorship

Government whose rule cannot be held responsible to the will of the people

Executive

The branch of government that carries out and enforces the laws

Government

Individuals, institutions, and processes that make rules for a society

Equality

All people are the same worth

Democracy

Rule by the people

Confederate Government

Loose alliance of independent states, weaker central government