Chapter 6: Democratic Regimes

________: indirect democracy that emphasizes the separation of powers within a state and the representation of the public through elected officials.

________ is shaped by economic, political, social, and international forces.

The ________ serves only if he or she receives support of the legislature.

________ is the head of state and government.

________- a geographical area that an elected official represents.

First Past the Post- an electoral system in which individual candidates compete in ________; voters choose between candidates, and the candidate with the largest share of the vote wins the seat.

________- a political system that promotes participation, competition, and liberty and emphasizes individual freedom and civil rights.

________- a political system in which political power is exercised either directly or indirectly by the people.

________: national vote called by a government to address a specific proposal, often a change to a constitution.

________: the branch of government that maintains and upholds the rule of law.

________: legislature composed of one house.

________- the branch of government charged with making laws.

________: legislatures composed of two houses.

________- judicial review that allows the constitutional court to rule on questions that do not arise from actual legal disputes.

________- judicial review that allows the constitutional court to rule on the basis of actual legal disputes brought before it.

________- the mechanism by which courts can review the actions of government and overturn those that violate the constitution.

________- the highest judicial body in a political system that decides whether laws and policies violate the constitution.

________ (PR)- an electoral system in which political parties compete in multi- member districts; voters choose between parties, and the seats in the district are awarded proportionally according to the results of the vote.

________- a national vote called by members of the public to address a specific proposal.

________: a political system in which the roles of head of state and head of government are combined in one executive office.

________: organized life outside state control that helps people define and advance their own interests.

________: a political system in which the roles of head of state and head of government are assigned to separate executive offices.

________- individual rights regarding freedom that are created by the constitution and the political regime.

________: vote taken by a legislature as to whether its members continue to support the current prime minister; can force the PM to resign and /or lead to new parliamentary elections.

________- a national vote called by a government to address a specific proposal, often a change to the constitution.

________- a set of rules that decide how votes are cast, counted, and translated into seats in a legislature.

the clear division of power among different branches of government and the provision that specific branches may check the power of other branches

the executive role that symbolizes and represents the people, both nationally and internationally

the executive role that deals with the everyday tasks of running the state, such as formulating and executing domestic policy

an electoral system with one seat

an electoral system in which individual candidates compete in single-member districts, but where the winning candidate must win a majority of the vote

an electoral system with more than one seat

an electoral system that uses a combination of single-member districts and proportional representation

individual rights regarding equality that are created by the constitution and the political regime