A | B |
citizen | person who is a member of a state or nation |
democracy | form of government based on consent of the people who elect representatives to vote on laws |
Branches of Government | the divisions of government each with their own powers |
dictator | a ruler with complete power over a country |
government | a group of people who make laws and see them carried out |
Parliament | a national representative body that makes the laws within a nation with the power to appoint the Prime Minister |
Prime Minister | a person elected by Parliament to be their chief executive officer |
veto | power to reject a bill |
majority rule | one more than half makes decisions for the entire group |
human rights | rights such as liberty, life and freedom of beliefs |