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Government and Election Vocabulary

Government and Election Vocabulary. ESLI Fall 2012 Preparation for our trip to Austin. Capitol (n): the building in each US state where the people who make the laws for that state meet. This is the Capitol Building in Austin. We’re going here on Wednesday!.

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Government and Election Vocabulary

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  1. Government and Election Vocabulary ESLI Fall 2012 Preparation for our trip to Austin

  2. Capitol (n): the building in each US state where the people who make the laws for that state meet This is the Capitol Building in Austin. We’re going here on Wednesday!

  3. Democracy (n): 1. a system of government in which every citizen in the country can vote to elect its government officials. 2. a country that has a government which has been elected by the people of the country.

  4. Constitution (n): the highest law of the government of the US, often unofficially called the Constitution. The Constitution was first written at the Constitutional Convention of 1787, and it officially came Into use in 1789. It consists of seven articles and 27 amendments. Each state also has its own Constitution. The Constitution of Texas has 474 amendments!

  5. Federal (adj): relating to the central government of a country

  6. The US Government is broken up into 3 Branches. Executive (n, adj): the part of a government that makes sure decisions and laws work well. The President of the US Judicial (adj): relating to the law, judges, or their decisions. The US Supreme Court Legislature (n): An institution that has the power to make or change laws. US Senate, US House of Representatives

  7. President (n): the official leader of a country that does not have a king or queen • Governor (n): the person in charge of governing a US state. • Gubernatorial (adj): to the position of being a Governor of a state. • The Governor of Texas is Rick Perry.

  8. Legislature (n): The institution that has the power to make or change laws. • Legislative: anything relating to the legislature of a state or country. • The Texas Legislature meets every 2 years, and is made up of the Senate and the House of Representatives • Congress (n): the group of people elected to make laws in the US, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives

  9. Congress (n): the group of people elected to make laws in the US, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives

  10. Senate (n): The smaller and more important part of the US Congress • Senator (n): A member of the Senate. The US Senate has 100 member, 2 for each state. • Senatorial (adj): of or relating to the Senate or duties of a Senator • The Texas Senate is comprised of 31 members, 1 for each of the states 31 districts.

  11. The House of Representatives: The larger of the 2 parts of the US Government • The US House of Representatives currently has 435 members. The number of representatives is decided by population. The US population is counted via the census every 10 years so that all Americans are represented as fairly and equally as possible. • The Texas House of Representatives currently has 150 members. Like the US House, the number of House members is decided by population.

  12. Judicial (adj): relating to the law, judges, or their decisions • Judiciary (n): all the judges in a country who, as a group, form part of the system of government • The US Supreme Court has 1 Chief Justice and 8 Associate Justices, all appointed by the president. • The US Chief Justice is currently John Roberts. • The Texas Supreme Court also has 1 Chief Justice and 8 Associate Justices. The only court higher is the US Supreme Court.

  13. Political Party (n): a political organization with particular beliefs and goals, which you can vote for in elections. The two major political parties in the US are the Republican party and the Democrat party.

  14. Election (n): when people vote to choose someone for an official position

  15. Incumbent (n, adj): someone who has been elected to an official position, especially in politics, and who is doing that job at the present time In the 2012 presidential elections, Mitt Romney is running against the incumbent, President Barack Obama.

  16. Poll (n): the process of finding out what people think about something by asking many people the same question, or the record of the result (i.e. an opinion poll).

  17. Vote (v): to mark a paper or raise your hand in order to show which person you want to elect, what plan you support, who you want to win a prize, etc.

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