Government Terms the Delegates Gotta Know!

A person designated to act for or represent another or others is called a ____________
The branch of government that makes laws is the __________________ branch
The branch of government that enforces laws is the __________________ branch
The branch of government that interprets laws is the __________________ branch
A ___________________ is another name for a representative democracy, in which people vote for officials to represent them in the government.
The ___________________ government is the national government that conducts the business of the nation
If a legislature is _____________, it contains two houses or different groups
A _____________________ is a loose alliance of states with a weak central government
A __________________ is a written plan of government
A _____________________ is an agreement in which each side gives up part of its demands.
To _______________ means to approve an official document or decision
__________________ is a system in which the different branches of government can check each other to make sure that one branch does not become too powerful
___________________ is a system of government in which the central or federal government shares power with the state or local government
The _________________________ is the principle that the government or ruler must follow the law.
In a _____________________ government, the executive is actually a member of the legislative branch of the government
In a _____________________ government, the executive is separate from the legislative branch of the government
The ___________________________ was John Locke's idea that the government and people made an agreement, in which the government must protect the people's rights and the people must give up some of their freedoms and obey the law
A _________________ is a guy who looks stellar in his pink lab coat.

Government Terms the Delegates Gotta Know! matching exercise