CHS Government - Essential Vocabulary

Politics

The pursuit and exercise of power

Kamala Harris

Democratic POTUS candidate from state of calif/Canada who got trounced by Trump

Legislature

The branch of gov’t that makes the laws

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 gov’t 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 power of gov’t belong to a single central agency

Federal Gov’t

The powers of government are divided amongst a central gov’t & serval local governments

Robert Kennedy

Dem who renounced his party loyalty and works in Trump Admin.

Judicial

The branch of gov’t that interprets the laws

Dictatorship

Gov’t whose rule cannot be held responsible to the will of the people

Executive

The branch of gov’t that carries out and enforces the laws.

Goverment

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

Equality

All people are of the same worth.

Democracy

Rule by the people

Confederate Gov’t

Loose alliance of independent states-weaker central gov’t