Constitutional reform: an adjustment to the constitution
Conservative: someone who thinks that tradition is important; change is opposed
Progressive: someone who thinks change is important in a society
Liberalism: political philosophy in which freedom of the individual is most important
Census suffrage: a system where only people who pay a certain amount of tax can vote in elections. This system was used in the Netherlands in the 1800s.
Government: the executive branch of power: the prime ministers and ministers (= cabinet).
Parliament: the legislative branch of power: the elected peoples' representatives, seated in the Eerste and Tweede Kamer der Staten Generaal.
Confessionalism: political philosophy in which laws in a country should be based on religion
Political party: a group of people with the same political ideas that work together to win elections and govern a country
Feminism: a political philosophy based on equal rights for women
Passive vote right: the right to be elected and to participate in government
Active vote right: the right to vote during political elections