U2 Vocabulary
Part of government responsible for writing laws and major policies
What is the Legislative branch?
In Mexico & Nigeria, the president serves both of these roles
What is Head of State and Head of Government?
King Charles III or the monarch
Who is Head of State?
The executive branch is in charge of this
What is enforcing the laws?
Name of the vehicle Scooby and his gang use to solve mysteries and crimes
What is the mystery machine?
Allows majority members of a legislature to indicate representation of the interest of their constituencies and allows the opposition party to verbally challenge the majority party governance and policy making
What is Question Time?
Separate these for both the executive and the legislative
What are elections?
All members of the executive cabinet, including the Prime Minister can remain in this branch.
What is the legislature?
What is Parliament?
Institutional constraints on the length of time a head of state or head of government can serve in office
What are Executive Term Limits?
From top to bottom, name the colors of candy corn
Top governmental official in charge of decisions pertaining to the military
What is Commander in Chief?
Often called an administration by U.S. news sources, changes frequently
What is a government?
What is the Prime Minister?
The titles or offices of Xi Jinping
What is the President and the General Secretary?
Who is Linus?
Top governmental officials in charge of formulating, implementing, and enforcing policy through different methods and bureaucratic agencies
What is the Executive Cabinet?
6 years of service for the Mexican President
What is a sexenio?
Describes a Parliamentary system as whole in their abilities to pass legislation
What is efficient?
6 member council who evaluates all legislation for alignment with Islamic law
What is the Guardian council?
Average seeds in a pumpkin
What is 500?
When separate election processes are used in the selection of the president and the national legislature; president serves as the head of state and selects the head of government, with the legislature’s approval, to shape policies and implement the legislature’s laws
What is a Semi-Presidential System?
Confirmation of presidential appts to cabinet, legislature veto override, & Legislative Oversight such as budget approvals and committee hearings
What are checks on the Executive?
Most powerful member of a Parliamentary system
What is the Prime Minister?
Highest decision making body of the CCP and the People's Republic of China.
What is the Politburo Standing Committee?
Names of the 3 Sanderson sisters
What are Mary, Winifred, and Sarah?