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Amendment
The Bill of Rights contains ten amendments.
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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
A few countries are controlled by an asritocracy governement. |
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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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Checks and Balances
Checks and balances keep the public and government from doing something wrong. |
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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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Constitutoinalism
Constitutionalism is what people believe in to support our country. |
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| the belief that a government should be based on a constitution[image] |
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Democracy
We live in a country where democracy is practiced. |
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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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Direct Democracy
In a direct democracy, people are able to vote for their policies. |
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| A form of government in which citizens rule directly and not through representatives[image] |
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Executive
An executive regulates the rules. |
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| the part of government that makes sure decisions and laws work well[image] |
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Federalism
We use federalism to support our country. |
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| belief in or support for a federal system of government[image] |
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Indirect Democracy
Indirect democracy is practiced by representatives. |
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Form of democracy in which individuals are represented by appointed representatives
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Judicial
A judge and courtroom are part of the judicial branch. |
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| relating to the law, judges, or their decisions[image] |
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Judicial Review
Judicial review keeps other governments in check. |
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| power of courts to review decisions of another department or level of government[image] |
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Legislative
The legislative branch makes the big decisions for laws |
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| an institution that has the power to make or change laws[image] |
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Limited Power
A government that has limted power is restricted from doing certain things. |
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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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Monarchy
A monarchy is ruled by the opposite of a "president". |
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| A government ruled by a king or queen[image] |
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Oligarchy
An oligarchy is not run by a lot of people. |
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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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Popular Sovereignty
Popoular sovereignty gives power to people. |
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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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Preamble
A preamble comes before a writing or speech. |
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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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Ratify
A document or contract is always ratified. |
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| to make a written agreement official by signing it[image] |
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Republic
We vote for our republican. |
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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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Seperation of Powers
Speration of powers is the sepeartion of the three different branches of governemtns. |
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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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Tyranny
Many people may believe our country is a tyranny country. |
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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
The U.S. Bill of Rights is what informs us on what citizens should do. |
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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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