Organizations of citizens who have similar views on issues and who work to put their ideas into effect through government action
What are political parties
100
The study of what it mean to be a US citizen
What is civics
200
The head of the department of Justice
What is the Attorney General
200
Fundamental rights that everyone has that cannot be taken away by government
What is inalienable rights
200
In natural rights philosophy, a system restricted to protecting natural rights that does not interfere with other aspects of life.
What is limited government
200
A person who runs for election to public office
What is a candidate
200
People who live in a nation but are not citizens of that nation
What are aliens
300
A law making body of two houses
What is a bicameral legislature
300
A government in which a single ruler possesses and abuses absolute power
What is tyranny
300
Specific rights that belong to each person, such as those listed in the Bill of rights rather than general rights.
What is individual rights
300
An agreement between two or more political parties to work together
What is a coalition
300
A legal member of a country
What is a citizen
400
Congressional meeting periods, one for each year of a two year term
What are sessions
400
A higher unchanging set of rules that govern human relations believed by the founders to have come from "nature and nature's god"
What is Natural Law
400
The division of powers among the different branches of government.
What is separation of powers
400
A written statement outlining a political party's views on issues and describing the programs it proposes
What is a platform
400
People who come to a country to settle as permanent residents
What are immigrants
500
An order given by the president to postpone someone's punishment for a crime
What is a pardon
500
An agreement among the people to set up a government and obey its laws. The theory was developed by John Locke to explain the origin of legitimate government
What is social contract
500
The idea of separation of powers comes from this man
Who is montesquieu
500
the difference in political views held by the different political parties