Civics: Unit 1 - Vocab Quiz

Autocracy

a system of government where one person holds supreme, unlimited power

Due Process

the government must give people a chance to defend themselves in a fair hearing before interrupting

Popular Sovereignty

the political principle that the authority of a government comes from the people

Oligarchy

a government in which a small group of exercises control especially for corrupt and selfish purpose

Republic

a form of government in which the power belongs to a body of civilians entitled to vote and is exercised by the

Federalist

a person who supports a system of government where individual states share power with a central national government

Confederation

a loose group of independent states, nations, or groups that join together for shared goals like defense or trade

Unicameral

having or consisting of a single legislative chamber or house that votes and passes laws as one group

Antifederalists

a late-18th-century political coalition that opposed the creation of a stronger U.S. federal government and the ratification of the U.S. Constitution of 1787

Parliamentary Government

a democratic system where the executive branch gets its power from and is accountable to the legislative branch (the parliament)

Bicameral

having or split into two separate law-making houses or chambers

Quorum

the minimum number of members who must be present at a meeting to legally conduct business, vote, or make binding decisions

Magna Carta

Charter

an official legal paper that sets up a group or a city, or an agreement to rent a vehicle for private use

Glorious Revolution

the overthrow of King James II of England by a union of English parliamentarians and the Dutch stadtholder William of Orange