Government chapter 2 vocab words
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- executive branch
- the pwer to execute, enforce, and administer law
- political alliance
- an alliance between the political parties
- cencus
- general agreement among various groups on fundamental matters
- civil laws
- the portion of the law relating to human conduct, to disputes between private patries and government not covered by criminal law
- judicial branch
- have the power to interpret laws, to determine the constitutionality of a governmental action
- lobbying
- activities by which group pressures are brought to bear on legislators, the legislative process and all aspects of the public policy making process
- constituent
- the non-legislative pwer of constitution making and the constutitional amendment process
- caucus
- as a nominating device, a group of like minded people who meet to select the cnadidates they will support in an upcoming election
- legislative branch
- have the power to make a law and to frame public policies
- impeachment
- to bring formal charges against public official
- veto
- chief exectuive's power to reject a bill passed by a legislature
- constitution
- the body of fundamental laws setting out principles, structures, and processes of government
- citizen
- a member of a state or nation who owes allegiance to it by birht of naturalization and is entitled to full cvivil rights
- jury
- a body of persons selected according to law who hear evidence and decide questions of fact in a court case
- government
- the institution through which society makes and enforces its public policies