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1. Amendment
The bill of rights has 27 amendements that defend Americans human rights. |
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| change, improvement, or addition that is made to a law or document, or the process of doing thing[image] |
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2. Aristocracy
The United Kindom still until this date hold an artistocracy in the government. |
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| A government in which power is in the hands of a hereditary ruling class or nobility[image] |
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3. Check and Balances
The United States has three different branches of goverment, in order to have a check and balances between powers. |
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| from Montesquieu, a fundamental democratic principle of American government which ensures that one branch does not accumulate too much power [image] |
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4. Constitutionalism
The constitutionalism of the United States holds a great power, since it has the longest living constitution. |
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| the belief that a government should be based on a constitution[image] |
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5. Democracy
In the U.S our democracy is strong because we the people vote for the right government. |
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| a system of government in which every citizen in the country can vote to elect its government officials [image] |
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6. Direct Democracy
The United states uses direct democracy to vote for the president to make the world a better place. |
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| A form of government in which citizens rule directly and not through representatives [image] |
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7. Executive
The executive branch is where the president is and each branch is equally powered. |
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| the part of government that makes sure decisions and laws work well [image] |
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8. Federalism
Due to federalism california was able to legalized marijuana for this upcoming 2017. |
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| belief in or support for a federal system of government [image] |
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9. Indirect Democracy
Indirect democracy is when I vote for someone to vote for another person. |
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| Form of democracy in which individuals are represented by appointed representatives.[image] |
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10. Judicial
In order for a law to pass it has to be judicial. |
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| relating to the law, judges, or their decisions [image] |
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11. Judicial review
If a law passes it would have to have a judicial review. |
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| power of courts to review decisions of another department or level of government[image] |
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12. Legislative
We have a legislative branch that can change laws. |
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| an institution that has the power to make or change laws [image] |
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13. Limited power
By saying limited power we mean the government only has certain power according to the law. |
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| a type of government in which its functions and powers are prescribed, limited, and restricted by law [image] |
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14. Monarchy
We have no monarchy becuase our government is ruled by our president. |
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| A government ruled by a king or queen [image] |
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15. Oligarchy
In some other countries they have oligarchy because here in the U.S we have many people with power. |
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| a small group of people who run a country or organization, or a country that is run by a small group of people [image] |
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16. Popular Sovereignty
Popular sovereignty is the governments power by the poeple which they only have have power if the citizens agree to something. |
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| 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 [image] |
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17. Preamble
The constitution has a preamble at the beginging. |
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| a statement at the beginning of a book, document, or talk, explaining what it is about [image] |
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18. Ratify
The judge has to ratify a law in order to pass it. |
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| to make a written agreement official by signing it [image] |
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19.Republic
The president counts on the republic to vote for him or her. |
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| A political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them [image] |
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20. Separation of powers
Seperation of powers is where the power is seperated into three branches. |
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| 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 [image] |
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21. Tyranny
Tyranny is when a ruler abuses their power in a bad against the people. |
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| cruel or unfair control over other people and/or cruel and unfair government [image] |
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22. U.S. Bill of Rights
When you are immediately born , you already have the U.S. Bill of rights. |
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| a written statement of the most important rights of the citizens of a country, part of the U.S. Constitution[image] |
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