Principles of Government Vocab Flashcard Practice

Front

Power to make and enforce laws within one's territory

Back

sovereignty

Front

Consisting of all the same type of people

Back

homogeneous

Front

People and institutions that make and enforce laws in a country.

Back

Government

Front

Executive branch chosen separately from legislative branch.

Back

Presidential.

Front

Sharing power between state and national governments

Back

Federal

Front

Loose alliance of sovereign political units

Back

confederation

Front

Leader has sovereignty and can't be voted out.

Back

dictatorship

Front

Authority rests with the people, who can vote leaders out.

Back

Democracy

Front

Executive branch chosen from legislative branch.

Back

Parliamentary

Front

Different types of people

Back

heterogeneous