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Amendment
Amendment #1 is base on freedom of speech
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change, improvement, or addition that is made to a law or document, or the process of doing this
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Aristocracy
Government is separeted base on aristocracyy |
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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
Check and balances organization or system is regulated. |
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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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Constitutionalism
Constitutionalism governtment.
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the belief that a government should be based on a constitution
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Democracy
We use democracy as a method of selecting representatives.
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a system of government in which every citizen in the country can vote to elect its government officials
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Direct Democracy
Direct Democracy is also know as poure direct. |
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A form of government in which citizens rule directly and not through representatives
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Executive
The President has the executive power. |
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the part of government that makes sure decisions and laws work well
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Federalism
the politics of federalism in the U.S
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belief in or support for a federal system of government
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Indirect Democracy
The indirect results, however, were not great.
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Form of democracy in which individuals are represented by appointed representatives.
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Judical
A judical decision. |
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relating to the law, judges, or their decisions
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Judicial review
Judical review is went over the Supreme Court. |
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power of courts to review decisions of another department or level of government
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Legislative
Legisiative make laws.
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an institution that has the power to make or change laws
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Limited power
Governmet give you limited power. |
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a type of government in which its functions and powers are prescribed, limited, and restricted by law
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Monarchy
We are replacing monarchy with self-rule. |
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A government ruled by a king or queen
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Oligarchy
This governing oligarchy was known as " the patricians."
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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
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Popular Sovereignty
Popular Sovereignty people's rule. |
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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)
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Preamble
the way she said it was preamble.
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a statement at the beginning of a book, document, or talk, explaining what it is about
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Ratify
Congress refused to ratify it |
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to make a written agreement official by signing it
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Republic
The United States is a republic, as even the Pledge of Allegiance says.
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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
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Separation of powers
the us contitution has Sepration of power.
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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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Tyranny
King George 3
had tyranny over people. |
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cruel or unfair control over other people and/or cruel and unfair government
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U.S. Bill of Rights
Who wrote the US 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
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