GEOGRAPHY- UNIT 3

State: The supreme public power within a sovereign political entity

 Sovereignty: The authority to rule over an area. In a democracy, the people have sovereignty because they vote for the government

Constitution: A collection of a country's fundamental laws that shape the government, institutions and rights and obligations of citizens

Democracy: A government in which the people have power, exercised either directly or through elected representatives

Monarchy:  Form of government in which the head of state reside in one person, usually a king or queen, through heredity and lifelong.


Dictatorship: A system of government in which one person with absolute power governs. they are supported by a political party, an ethnic group or the army

Globalisation: The integration and development of worldwide economic system

Regional: Relative to the region

Cultural diversity: The quality of diverse or different cultures

Universal suffrage: All adults can vote in elections of a democratic system

Legislative power: Make the laws. It is done by the parliament

Executive power: Execute the laws and the state policy. It is done by the government

Judicial power: Apply the laws and judge and punish the citizens who break it. It is done by the tribunals

Supranational: Beyond the authority of one national government

Mass culture: A worldwide culture characterised by similar patterns of consumption 

UN: Is a supranational organisation composed of over 190 member states. It was founded in 1945 to promote peace, security and economic development

NGO: An entity with humanitarian and social aims

Civil servant: A person who occupies a position or employment in the public service

Justice: Law, reason, fairness

Liberty: Freedom

Subsidiarity: Trend from state to subsidize community or private agencies

Culture: The knowledge, ideas, traditions and customs that characterize a people or an age

Multiculturalism: the preservation of different cultures or cultural identities within a unified society, as a state or nation

Interculturalism: It affects or refers to two or more cultures

Referendum: Juridical procedure by which is subjected to popular vote a law or a matter of special

Elections: Elections that we held to elect the representatives of the political parties in the House of Representatives and Senate