⚖️Accountability

Being answerable for the outcomes of one's actions.

✅Act

A law formally passed by a legislature.

🤝Alliance

A formal agreement between groups to cooperate for mutual benefit.

🚫Authoritarianism

A political system demanding strict obedience to authority.

🎖️Authority

The legitimate power to make decisions and give orders.

📄Ballot

A method of casting votes, often in secret.

📝Bill

A proposed law under consideration by a legislature.

🗂️Bureaucracy

The administrative system of a government.

📢Campaign

Organized efforts to win an election.

🧑Candidate

A person seeking election to public office.

💰Capitalism

An economic system based on private ownership and free markets.

⚖️Centrism

A political position avoiding extreme views.

⚖️Checks and Balances

A system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the others.

🕊️Civil Disobedience

Peaceful refusal to comply with unjust laws.

✊Civil Rights

The rights of citizens to political and social freedom and equality.

🧑‍💼Civil Service

Government employees hired on merit rather than election.

🤝Coalition

An alliance of parties to form a government.

☭Communism

A political system advocating common ownership and classless society.

🤝Confederation

A union of sovereign states with limited central authority.

🏛️Congress

A national legislative body, especially in the US.

🏛️Conservatism

A political philosophy favoring tradition and stability.

👥Constituency

A body of voters represented by an elected official.

📕Constitution

The fundamental set of principles governing a state.

⚖️Constitutional Law

The body of law interpreting a constitution.

💸Corruption

Dishonest conduct by those in power for personal gain.

💥Coup d'Etat

A sudden illegal seizure of power from a government.

🗳️Democracy

A system of government by the people through elected representatives.

✊Dictatorship

A form of government where one person holds absolute power.

🤝Diplomacy

Managing international relations through negotiation.

🕊️Domestic Tranquility

The constitutional goal of maintaining peace and order within the nation.