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Module 3

Politics and Power

TermDefinition
Principle A basic law or truth on which action or behavior is based.
Branch A part or division of the main part of something.
Local Having to do with a particular place such as a neighborhood or town.
Influence A thing or person that has the power to affect another.
Authority the right or power to give orders, make decisions, or control people.
Representative Government A government where people elect representatives who make laws.
Federal having to do with a system of government that unites several states under a central government. The states have their own governments, yet they recognize the rule of the central government as well.
Bill of Rights Grant U.S. citizens individual freedoms.
Constitution A system of basic rules and principles by which a government is organized.
Preamble is the first sentence of the United States Constitution. It outlines some of the roles of the U.S. government, including: establishing justice, ensuring domestic tranquility, providing for defense, providing for the general welfare, and securing liberty.
U.S. Constitution the set of basic laws by which a nation, state, or other organization is governed.
Limited Government means that the constitution says what the government can and cannot do.
Republicanism means that people vote for their political representatives.
Checks and Balances means that the 3 branches of the government check up on each other to make sure that no branch can get too powerful.
Federalism means that the state and federal governments have different powers.
Separation of Powers means that each branch of the government has its own specific job to do.
Mayor the head of government in a village, town, or city.
City Council the elected governing body of a city, whose functions include enacting city laws or ordinances, imposing taxes, and appropriating funds.
Popular Sovereignty means that the people give the government its power.
Individual Rights means that the government cannot take away your rights.
Free Speech Part of the First Amendment
Free Press Part of the First Amendment
Freedom of Religion Part of the First Amendment.
Political Party is a group of people with broad common interests who organize to win elections, control the government, and influence government policies.
Democratic Party is considered to be liberal and generally supports government action to change social, political, or economic policies that are believed to be unfair.
Republican Party is considered to be conservative generally supporting limited government, lower taxes, and traditional social values.
Governor State official (executive) chosen by popular vote for 4-year terms.
Yuan Dynasty They controlled much or all of Central Asia
Mongol Khanates were established as the Mongol empire expanded. These were four states that protected trade routes within their region and ruled independently.
Nomadic a member of a group or tribe that has no fixed home and moves from place to place.
Sedentary living in a fixed location; not migratory.
Shamanism a religion native to northern Asia based on a belief in supernatural spirits that can be contacted by shamans.
Meritocracy a system in which people attain power, influence, and wealth because of their intellectual abilities rather than because of their class status or family lineage.
Yasa was a code of law that was standardized throughout the Mongol empire.
Yam was a sophisticated system of communication and travel which made it relatively easy to send important messages and travel long distances in short amounts of time.
Tumen a Turkic and Mongol military unit of 10,000 people
Genghis Khan became the leader of the Mongols in 1206 after a civil war.
Mongke Khan Was the fourth khagan-emperor of the Mongol Empire, ruling from 1 July 1251, to 11 August 1259.
Kublai Khan known as the Great Khan
Standard of Living the level of necessities and comforts of daily life that is available to and affordable by a nation, group, or individual.
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