1. Amendment

 In the Constitution, the 13th Amendment states to have slavery outlawed. 

Change, improvement, or addition that is made to a law or document, or the process of doing this 

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2. Aristocracy

There was very little aristocracy in the land because mostly everyone was poor.

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 president requested a new law but after going though Checks and Balances the law was not granted.

from Montesquieu, a fundamental democractic principle of  American government which ensures that one branchThe p does not accumulate too much power

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4. Constitutionalism 

With the country having constitutionalism they knew that they would be protected. 

the belief that a government should be based on a constitution

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5. Democracy

After the war democracy was looking like a good option for the small country.

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

The woman throught it would be smart for the country to have a direct democracy so that everyone can have a voice. 

A form of government in which citizens rule directly and not through representatives

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7. Executive

The president has power with being apart of the executive branch. 

The part of government that makes sure decisions and laws work well 

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8. Federalism

The federalism died once the states started going against each other. 

Belief in or support for a federal system of government

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9. Indirect Democracy

Canada and the United States both have in common that they have a indirect democracy.

Form of democracy in which individuals are represented by appionted representatives

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10. Judicial

The judicial power of our country was so down so the country all out of order.

Relating to the law, judges, or their decisions

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11. Judicial Review

After judicial review the law was overruled, which disappionted the citizens. 

Power of courts to review decisions of another department or level of government

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12. Legislative

As the people of the congress would come together would meet in the legislative building. 

An institution that has the power to make or change laws

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13. Limited power

The woman explained how just because government has a higher rank above regular citizens they do have limited power. 

A type of government in which its functions and powers are prescribed, limited, and restricted by law

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14. Monarchy 

With living in America there is no trace of Monarchy. 

A government ruled by a king or queen

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15. Oligarchy

In the movie the country was rules by a oligarchy that was composed of 3 leaders. 

a small group of people who run a coutry or organization or a country that is run by a small gorup of people

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16. Popular Sovereignty

The community had a dabate to a  agree or disagree with popular sovereignty. 

Basic principle of the American system of goverment which asserts thats that people are source of all governmental power and government can exist only with the consent of the governed

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17. Preamble

First she read the preamble to figured the plot of the story. 

a statement at the beggining of a book, document, or talk, explaining what it is about

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18. Ratify

The couple was just about to finally own the house they just had to ratify. 

to make a written agreement official by signing it

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19. Republic

The United States is a republic as the pledge of allegiance states.  

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

He had to explain Separtion of powers so that the branches would not over step thier boundaries. 

division of governmental authoruty amoug the three branches of government: executive, legislative, judicial branch. the US Constitution uses this principle in setting the presidency, the congress, and the courts

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21. Tyranny

After becoming elected for president he became very tyranny. 

cruel or unfair control over other people and/or cruel and unfair government

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22. U.S. Bill of Rights

After going through the U.S. Bill of Right the country would never be the same. 

a written statement of the most impottant rights of the citizens of a coury part of the U.S. Constitution

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