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1. Amendments
The amendments of plastic bags was passed. |
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Change, improvement, or addition that is made
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a law or document, or the process of doing this
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2. Aristocracy
Some believe the USA is becoming an Aristocracy country because Trump won but then again they are not educated on how the system works
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A government in which power is in the hands of a heredity ruling class or nobility
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3. Checks and Balances
If Trumps tried tp become Hitler we need to remember the checks and balances that makes this country great |
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From Montesquieu a fundenmental democratic principle of American Government which ensures that one branch does not accumulate too much power
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4. Constitutionalism
Anarchy is contradicting to constitutionalism
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The belief that a government should be based on a constitution
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5. Democracy
The American democracy allowed bad president in the past and present to win (Ex Bush and Trump) |
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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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6. Direct Democracy
It would be Direct Democracy without senate and the house of representative |
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A form of government in which citizens rule directly and not through representatives
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7. Executive
Obama has executive to let immagrants stay during his time in office. |
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the part of the government that makes sure decisions and laws work well
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8. Federalism
Federalism needs to be supported. |
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belief in or support in a federal system of government
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9. Indirect Democracy
The USA uses indirect democracy as our form of government |
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Form of democracy in which individuals are represented by appointed representatives
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10. Judicial
Criminals wait for the Judicial branch of government |
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relating to the law, judges, or their decisions
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11. Judicial Review
If a bill passed seemed suspious then it would have a judicial review |
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powers of the courts to review decisions of another department or level of government
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12. Legislative
The legislative branch has more representatives for certain tasks |
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an institution that has the power to make or change laws
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13. Limited power
Each branch of government was created to give the other limited power over decision making |
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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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14. Monarchy
Britian is still using monarchy as their government system |
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A government ruled by a king or queen
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15. Oligarchy
ASB would be considered oligarchy |
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a small group of people who run a county or organization, or a country that is runned by small group of people
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16. Popular Sovereignty
As americans we live in a popular sovereignty place as others around the world perhaps do not have a say in the matter |
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basic principle of the american system of government which asserts that the people are the source of any and all government power, and government can exist only with the consent of the governed
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17. Preamable
The preamable of my favorite book is what got me to read the rest of it |
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A statement at the beginning of a book, document, or talk, explaining what its about
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18. Ratify
The divorce was official after the women ratify the paper |
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to make a written agreement official by signing it
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19. Republic
We are 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
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20. Sepreation of powers
The Sepreation of power was divide into 3 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
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21. Tyranny
Hitler showed tyranny to jews and praised blue eyes blonde hair |
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Cruel or unfair control over other people and/or cruel or unfair government
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22. U.S Bill of Rights
Many crimes commited now a days are by people who do not know what the U.S Bill of Right contains |
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A written statement of the most important rights of a citizens of a country, part of the U.S constitution
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