Unit 2 Vocab

Something that is very important to you that guides your decision-making and behavior

• grievances

• values

• democracy

• separation of powers

an official statement of a complaint over something believed to be wrong or unfair

• values

• democracy

• grievances

• autonomy

a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives

• autonomy

• democracy

• communism

• amendment

principle of government under which separate branches are empowered to prevent actions by other branches and are induced to share power

• separation of powers

• checks & balances

• democracy

• ratification

Actions done by a single party (one-sided decisions) 

• ratify

• autonomy

• unilateral

• values

the division of government responsibilities into distinct branches to limit any one branch from exercising the core functions of another

• checks & balances

• separation of powers

• judicial branch

• legislative branch

the authority of a state to govern itself or another state; independent self-government 

• sovereignty

• unilateral

• executive branch

• values

Self-directing freedom; could be personal or political 

• values

• grievances

• autonomy

• ratify

relating to or denoting the central government of the US

• domestic

• federal

• ratify

• autonomy

The US court system; the Supreme Court is the highest court in the country; interprets laws and assesses their legality 

• judicial branch

• legislative branch

• executive branch

• separation of powers