1. Amendment 

There are a total of 27 amendments.

change,improvement,or addition that is made to a law or document,or the process of doing this 

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2. Aristocracy

If a group of citizens are ruled by a noble land owner their government is called aristocracy. 

3. Checks and Balances

A leader checks and balances his/her government if one branch is gaining power. 

from Montesquieu, a fundamental democratic principle of American government which ensures that one branch does not accumulate too much power 

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4. Constitutionalism

Countries that are ruled by a system of laws practice constitutionalism.

the belief that government should be based on a constitution

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5. Democracy

Citizens who are allowed to vote for anyone they want  and can create new laws show democracy.

a system of government in which every citizen in the country can vote to elect its government officials 

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6. Direct Democracy 

Citizens can create laws without representatives in direct democracy.

A form of government in which citizens in which citizens rule directly and not through representatives

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7. Executive 

Without an executive, governments will fall apart and laws will fail. 

the part of government that makes sure decisions and laws work well

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8. Federalism 

For someone to show federalism, they must be loyal to their ruler and government laws. 

         belief in or support for a federal system of government

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9. Indirect Democracy

In a Indirect Democracy, all citizens are allowed to choose representatives/republicans who can make rules. 

   Form of democracy in which individuals are represented by appointed representatives.

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10. Judicial 

The person's judicial actions lead to him going to court for his fate to be decicded. 

                    relating to the law, judges, or their decisions

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11. Judicial Review 

A court that looks at laws or decisions to see if they are not able to reach high authority is considered judicial review. 

power of courts to review decisions of another department or level of government

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12. Legislative 

For a representative to become legislative, they must have the ability to create new rules. 

an institution that has the power to make or change laws 

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13.  Limited Power 

A government that has restrictions on the way it works contains limited power. 

a type of government in which its functions and powers are

prescribed, limited, and restricted by law

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14. Monarchy 

Citizens who are ruled by a king or queen are in a monarchy government. 

15. Oligarchy 

Governments that have oligarchy of military strength or are ruled a few people in charge. 

a small group of people who run a country or organization, or a country that is run by a small group of people

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16. Popular Sovereignty 

A government controled by popular sovereignty is ruled by it's people. 

basic principle of the American system of government which asserts that the people are the source of any and all governmental power, and government can exist only with the consent of the governed 

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17. Preamble 

The founding fathers created a preamble that explained the Declaration of Independence. 

a statement at the beginning of a book, document, or talk, explaining what it is about

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18. Ratify 

"We The People" had to be ratified after each representative agreed to it's terms. 

to make a written agreement official by signing it

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19. Republic 

The republic allows citizens to vote on who they want to  be represented by. 

A political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them

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20. Separation of powers 

The government has a executive, legislative, and judicial branch in it's separation of powers. 

division of governmental authority among the three branches of government: executive, legislative, and judicial branch. The US Constitution uses this principle in setting the presidency, the Congress, and the courts

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21. Tyranny 

When a leader shows tyranny, they are unfair to their government rules and it's people. 

cruel or unfair control over other people and/or cruel and unfair government

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22. U.S Bill of Rights 

The U.S Bill of Rights was made in order to inform citizens about the important laws/rights and contained the first 10 amendments. 

a written statement of the most important rights of the citizens of a country, part of the U.S. Constitution

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