Intro to Poli Sci
The principle that government power is divided among three branches.
Separation of Powers
Florida's capital city
Tallahassee
The international organization founded in 1945 to promote peace and cooperation.
United Nations
A government ruled by a king or queen.
Monarchy
The study of right and wrong.
Ethics
A system in which citizens elect representatives to govern on their behalf.
Representative Democracy
Florida's highest-ranking elected official.
Govenor
The military alliance created in 1949 between North American and European nations
NATO
A system where the executive is chosen from the legislature.
Parliamentary System
The ancient civilization associated with the birth of democracy.
Ancient Greece
The division of power between national and state governments.
Federalism
Florida's two-chamber legislative body.
Florida Legislature
A state's supreme authority over its territory and people.
Sovereignty
A system where power is concentrated in a national government.
Unitary System
The philosopher who wrote The Republic.
Plato
The political theory that emphasizes individual liberty and limited government.
Liberalism
The government's power to collect money from citizens and businesses.
Taxation
The use of military force or economic pressure to influence another country.
Hard Power
A system in which citizens directly elect a president who serves as head of government.
Presidential System
The philosopher who wrote The Social Contract.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
The belief that political authority ultimately comes from the people.
Popular Sovereignty
The process through which citizens can propose laws directly to voters.
Ballot Initiative
The theory that states primarily seek power and security
Realism
An electoral system where parties receive seats based on their percentage of votes.
Proportional Representation
Said life is “solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short."
Thomas Hobbes