Political Terms

*IMPORTANT TERMS*

• Authority – the right and power to enforce obedience and delegate power from a high office or position.
• Bill – a draft of a proposed act of parliament.
• Bi-cameral legislature – a parliament made up of two chambers or houses.
• Constituency – an electoral division in a country.
• Constitution – the written principles by which a state or group is governed.
• Electorate – all the persons in a constituency or country eligible to vote.
• Executive – the policy making and administrative arm or branch of government.
• Suffrage – the right to vote in political elections.