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1. Amendment
They passed a new law with more Amendments |
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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
when a country is rulled by the people or noblesmen is called Aristocracy
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A government in which power is in the hands of a hereditary ruling class or nobility
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Checks and Balances
Makes sure that one branch does not have to much power which 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
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4. Constitutionalism
People don't always agree with the government so they think the system should be ran in a Constitutional manner. |
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| the belief that a government should be based on a constitution [image] |
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5. Democracy
When everyone can vote that is called 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
When their is no representatives that 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 people who go over laws are the Executive. |
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| the part of government that makes sure decisions and laws work well [image] |
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8. Federalism
People who believe in the federal or support them is called Federalism |
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| belief in or support for a federal system of government [image] |
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9.Indirect Democracy
They have representative and that's called an Indirect Democracy |
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| Form of democracy in which individuals are represented by appointed representatives. [image] |
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10. Judicial
Judicial is something related to law or a Judges decisions |
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| relating to the law, judges, or their decisions[image] |
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11.Judicial review
the Judicial review is the people who go over everything and review things. |
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| power of courts to review decisions of another department or level of government[image] [image] |
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12.Legislative
the Legislative is the branch that checks the law. |
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| an institution that has the power to make or change laws [image] |
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13.Limited power
Some governments have 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
Queen Elizabeth ruled in a Monarchy |
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| A government ruled by a king or queen [image] |
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15.Oligarchy
Country's ran by small groups are called 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
Their cant be a government without people to govern and that's called 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. [image] |
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17.Preamble
The beginning of a book telling information about the book is the 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
To make a document official by signature is to Ratify. |
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| to make a written agreement official by signing it [image] |
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19.Republic
When people elect people to represent them is 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
Tts not good for the government to be ong big whole group so the seperate the different groups and that is called 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 [image] |
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21.Tyranny
when the government is unfair that is 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
We have all of our rights that no one can take from us due to 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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