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Economics

Chapter 6 vocab

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Assemblies groups of people who meet to make laws.
Authoritarian regimes regimes in which policymakers are chosen by military councils or political parties, or inherit it.
Bicameralism House and Senate
Bureaucracy large administrative agencies reflecting a hierarchical authority, job specialization, and rules and regulations that drive them
Cabinet persons appointed by a head of state to head executive departments of government and act as official advisers
Chief executives the head of government and head of state
Civil service the group of people whose job it is to carry out the work of the government
Coalition cabinet when several parties join forces and they would all be represented
Confederal system the centralized government has authority over foreign affairs and defense, but depends on the states for financial and other support
Confidence relationship the relationship between the prime minister and parliament which makes a parliamentary regime successful
Constitutional regimes systems in which the powers of various government units are defined and limited by a written constitution, statutes, and custom
Corruption abuses of political power for personal gain
Decision rules basic rules governing how decisions are made
Democracy a political system in which citizens enjoy a number of basic civil and political rights
Democratic presidential regime two separate agencies of the government separately elected and authorized by the people
Dismissal power the parliamentary majority’s power to require the prime minister and all cabinet members to resign
Dissolution power the prime minister’s power to dissolve parliament and call new elections
Divided government when the party that controls the presidency doesn’t control the legislature
Federal system both central and state governments have separate spheres of authority and means to implement power
Higher civil service 3,000 permanent members who spend their lives as an elite corps who constantly moving ministries (and remain constant throughout governments) gaining increasingly more policymaking power as they rise in rank
Impeachment the removal of presidents, but typically only if they are guilty of serious crimes or other wrongdoings
Judicial review high courts rule on challenges that other unit of government have exceeded the powers allocated by the constitution
Minority cabinet a single-party cabinet. This occurs when the other parties disagree too much among themselves to offer any alternative
Mirroring (descriptive representation) government officials should mirror the characteristics of citizens as far as possible
Ombudsman a legal advocate for residents who visits the facility, listens to residents, and decides what course of action to take if there is a problem
Parliamentary regimes make the executive and legislative branches much more interdependent
Policymaking deciding which proposals will become authoritative rules
Semipresidential the president and legislature are separately elected but the president also has power to dissolve the legislature
Separation of powers montesquieu, locke, and madison all argued for this to prevent the injustice from an unchecked legislature or executive
Unitary system power and authority is concentrated in the central government, regional and local units have only limited powers specifically delegated to them by the central government, which may change or withdraw these powers at will
Women as chief executives from 1970 on, women have gained chief executive office in a growing number of countries. Many of these early leaders were from Asian and Middle Eastern countries, where women’s role in public life traditionally have been limited
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