change, improvement, or addition that is made to a law or document, or the process of doing this
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2. Aristocracy
For a time, Japan had autocracies.
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A government in which power is in the hands of a hereditary ruling class or nobility
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3. Checks and Balances
The United States Government uses 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
Patriots of a country may believe in Constitutionalism
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The belief that a government should be based on a constitutuion
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5. Democracy
The American Government is a form of Democracy.
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A system of government in which every citizen in the country can vote to elect its government official
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6. Direct Democracy
Some countries can use Direct democracy if they are not very populated
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A form of government in which citizens rule directly and not through representatives
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7. Executive
The Executives went over the new bill
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the part of the government that makes sure decisions and laws work well
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8. Federalism
Some citizens believe in a Federalist government.
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belief in or support for a federal system of government
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9. Indirect Democracy
Most heavily populated countries adopt Indirect Democracy.
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Form of democracy in which individuals are representatives are represented by appointed representatives.
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10. Judicial
The American Government has a Judicial branch.
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relating to the law, judges, or their decisions
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11. Judicial review
The Judicial Branch has the ability to do a Judicial review
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power of the courts to review decisions of another department or level of government
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12. Legislative
The American government has a Legislative branch
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an institution that has the power to make or change laws
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13. Limited power
The American government has 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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14. Monarchy
Monarchies are very rare now, they were more popular long ago.
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A government ruled by a king or queen
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15. Oligarchy
Oligarchies tend to turn into other forms of government over time.
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a small group of people who run a country or organization
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16. Popular Sovereignty
The peoples power is practied through 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
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17. Preamble
Preambles are more present in older and official doucments.
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a statement at the beginning of a book, document, or talk, explaining what it is about
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18. Ratify
All current laws were once in the procees of being Ratified
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to make a written agreement official by signing it
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19. Republic
Another popular form of government 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
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20. Separation of powers
The separation of powers is enable to keep the government at bay
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division of governmental authority among the three branches of government: executive, legislative, and judicial brach.
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21. Tyranny
The American government parted from the tyranny of Britain.
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cruel or unfair control over other people and/or cruel and unfair govenrment
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22. U.S. Bill of Rights
The U.S. Bill of Rights was written by the founding fathers
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a written statementof the most important rights of the citizens of a country, part of the U.S. Constitution
