Government
Mrs. C. Williams
Fall 2007

Term List
 
Unit 1 – Government Principles
Chapter 1 Section 1 & 2
1. Absolute Monarchy
2. Anarchy
3. Authoritarian Government
4. Confederation
5. Constitutional Monarchy
6. Dictatorship
7. Direct Democracy
8. Federal Government
9. Parliamentary System
10. Presidential Government
11. Republic
12. Sovereign
13. State
14. Totalitarian Government
15. Unitary Government
 
Chapter 1 Section 3
1. Capitalism
2. Communism
3. Conservatism
4. Democratic Socialism
5. Fascism
6. Liberalism
7. Moderate
8. Nationalism
9. Nazism
10. Radical
11. Reactionary
12. Status Quo
 
 
Unit 2 – Constitutional Convention
Chapter 2 – 4
1. bicameral legislature
2. checks and balances
3. concurrent powers
4. constitution
5. enumerated powers
(expressed powers)
6. exclusive powers
(delegated powers)
7. federalism
8. implied powers
9. limited government
10. judicial review
11. popular sovereignty
12. precedent
13. ratification
14. reserved powers
15. separation of powers
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unit 3 – Political Parties / Election Process
Ch. 5 – 8
1. bipartisan
2. caucus
3. closed primary
4. coalition
5. electorate
6. gerrymandering
7. mandate
8. open primary
9. political party
10. political action committee
11. political efficacy
12. plurality
13. quota sample
14. random sample
15. sample
 
 
Unit 4 – Legislative Branch
Ch. 10 – 11
1. apportionment
2. censure
3. constituency
4. continuous body
5. franking privilege
6. incumbent
7. impeach
8. lame duck
9. liberal (loose) constructionist
10. lobbying
11. non-legislative powers
12. oversight function
13. session
14. strict constructionist
15. term
 
Chapter 12
1. appropriation
2. bill
3. cloture
4. committee of the whole
5. conference committee
6. filibuster
7. logrolling
8. party caucus
9. pigeonhole
10. pork barrel legislation
11. quorum
12. resolution
13. rider
14. seniority rule
15. standing committee
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unit 5 – The Executive Branch
Chapter 13 – 16
1. amnesty
2. bureaucracy
3. cabinet
4. commute / clemency
5. executive agreement
6. executive order
7. executive privilege
8. independent regulatory
commission
9. line-item veto
10. kickback
11. pardon
12. patronage
13. pocket veto
14. reprieve
15. veto
 
 
Unit 6 – The Judicial Branch
Chapter 18 – 20
 
1. appeal
2. appellate jurisdiction
3. civil law
4. concurring opinion
5. criminal law
6. dissenting opinion
7. grand jury
8. indictment
9. injunction
10. original jurisdiction
11. petit jury
12. procedural due process
13. rule of 4 (pg. 520)
14. special courts
15. substantive due process