Political Vocab review

law making branch

• executive

• judicial

• legislative

a government where political authority rests with a single leader; citizens do not make decisions

• democratic

• judicial

• economic

• autocratic

Common name given to the legislature in a parliamentary democracy

• senate

• house of representatives

• parliament

• judicial

a legislature that is divided into an upper and lower house

• unicameral

• bicameral

• tricameral

title often given to the head of a parliamentary democracy government

• prime minister

• president

• leader

• king

title given to the head of government in Germany

• king

• queen

• chancellor

• president

title given to the head of government in a presidential democracy

• prime minister

• president

• chancellor

• king

a government where political authority rests with the nations' citizens; citizens make decisions

• autocratic

• judicial

• executive

• democratic

an organization which represents a specific political agenda and socioeconomic positions within a given nation; a group of people with similar ideas related to the well being of the country

• political party

• senators

• voters

• citizens

branch of the government in charge of implementing and enforcing laws

• judicial

• executive

• legislative

• bicameral