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1. Amendment
To change the amendment you have to change the bill of rights |
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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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2. Aristocracy
The new prisent elected is the new 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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3. Checks and balances
Checks and balances help the government not get out of control.
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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
Our country values Constitutionalism because of our constitution |
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the belief that a government should be based on a constitution
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5. Democracy
Our country has a Democracy to elect 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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6. Direct Democracy
People who have their own right to vote for what they beilieve in is called 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
Having authority is like being Excutive because your words match your actions |
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the part of government that makes sure decisions and laws work well
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8. Federalism
Federalism helps our economy by being able to set their own laws |
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belief in or support for a federal system of government
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9. Indirect Democracy
Indirect Democracy allows people to make laws that benifits them |
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Form of democracy in which individuals are represented by appointed representatives.
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10. Judicial
Judges use Judicial in a supreme court |
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| relating to the law, judges, or their decisions[image] |
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11. Judicial review
Judges use Judicial Review in court to go over or chage laws |
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power of courts to review decisions of another department or level of government
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12. Legislative
A group of people called Legislative have the authority to change laws |
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an institution that has the power to make or change laws
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13. Limited power
A group of people have limited power because their not as high class |
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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
Queen Elizabith is Monarchy of the United Kingdom |
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A government ruled by a king or queen
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15. Oligarchy
A small group of people called Oligrachy have the authority to rule a whole country |
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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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16. Popular Sovereignty
People use Popluar Sovereignty to help the government make laws |
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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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16. Popular Sovereignty
People use Popluar Sovereignty to help the government make laws |
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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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18. Preamble
Preamble is a thesis of whatever your reading |
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a statement at the beginning of a book, document, or talk, explaining what it is about
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19. Ratify
People use Ratify to agree with something by signing it
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to make a written agreement official by signing it
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20. Republic
The Rebulic uses people to lie for them |
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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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21. Separation of powers
Separation of powers allows the government to divide the authority each group of people have |
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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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22. Tyranny
Tranny are disrespectful people who have control |
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cruel or unfair control over other people and/or cruel and unfair government
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23.U.S. Bill of Rights
The most important right written down called 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
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