Political Systems Vocabulary
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| list of values and basic ideas that state how a nation is to be run and the rights of citizens | ||
| people entitled to vote in an election because they have reached the age of suffrage | ||
| legal right to vote | ||
| branch of government that carries out laws, by managing daily operations of government and enforcing laws | ||
| branch of government that interprets and applies laws to settle conflicts and disputes | ||
| branch of government which makes, amends, or repeals laws | ||
| a legislature which has two houses | ||
| organizations with a distinct viewpoint or ideology (set of beliefs) that seek to get and keep political power in a government | ||
| the power or authority of a government | ||
| system of government in which power is distributed between a central authority and other governing units | ||
| government headed by one person who traditionally gains that position by birth | ||
| system of government which is based upon a constitution and uses representatives elected by the people to run government | ||
| government headed by a monarch whose powers are limited by a constitution | ||
| government by the people, usually by majority rule | ||
| system of government in which one person or group has complete authority, and maintains that authority through force | ||
| system of government in which there is not a clear and distinct separation of powers, because members of the executive branch are chosen from the legislature | ||
| political theory and practice which divides the basic powers of government into three distinct branches: executive, legislative and judicial | ||
| limits on governmental power that one branch can apply to another | ||
| head of government in a parliamentary system; the person who is the leader of the party which wins the most votes in a national election | ||
| in some democratic systems, the president serves as both the head of state and head of government |