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#1 Amendment
A change made to an important document is an amendment
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| Change, improvement, or addition that is made to a law or document, or the process of doing this. [image] |
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#2 Aristocracy
A society ruled by nobles or a ruling class is an aristocracy |
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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 Checks and balances
A democratic principle that insure that one branch does not get too much power is Checks and balances |
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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
A belief that a government must be based on a constitution is constitutionalism. |
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| The belief that a government should be based on a constitution. [image] |
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#5 Democracy
A system of government created so that every citizen got the right to vote and to elect their government officials is a democracy. |
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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
A form of government where the citizens have direct rule, rather than the state representatives is a direct democracy |
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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 section of the government that makes sure laws and decisions work smoothly is an executive. |
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| The part of government that makes sure decisions and laws work well [image] |
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#8 Federalism
To put your belief or support towards a federal system of government is known as federalism. |
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| Belief in or support for a federal system of government [image] |
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#9 Indirect Democracy
Individuals who are represented by an appointed representative is a form of indirect democracy. |
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| Form of democracy in which individuals are represented by appointed representatives. [image] |
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#10 Judicial
Anything that is related to the law,judges and/or their decisions is judicial. |
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| Relating to the law, judges, or their decisions [image] |
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#11 Judicial review
The court's ability to overview another departments or level of government's decisions is known as 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
A certain group that is permitted to make or change laws are called a legislative. |
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| An institution that has the power to make or change laws [image] |
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#13 Limited power
A government that's functions and powers are limited and restricted by the law is known as limited power. |
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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
A government who's ruler is either a queen or king is a monarchy. |
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| A government ruled by a king or queen [image] |
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#15 Oligarchy
A country that is ran by small group of people is an oligarchy. |
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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
An american system that implies that all citizens are the source and power of any government groups is popular sovereignty. |
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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 (p 70) [image] |
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#17 Preamble
A statement that is said at the beginning a book, document, or discussion is a preamble. |
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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
By signing and making a written agreement official is known as ratify. |
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| to make a written agreement official by signing it [image] |
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#19 Republic
A group of people who have supreme power and can elect people to represent them is known as a republic. |
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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
The three branches of government that split governmental authorities evenly is known as separation of powers. |
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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 |
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#21 Tyranny
A very cruel and unfair society ran by an even more cruel and unfair government is known as tyranny. |
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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
A written statement of the country's most important rights for citizens,who are part of the U.S. constitution is known as 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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