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Amendment
Amendments can keep being added |
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| change, improvement, or addition that is made to a law or document, or the process of doing this [image] |
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Aristocracy
Countries still practice Aristocracy till this day. |
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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 helps to check and distribute powers equally. |
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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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Constitutionalism
Constitutionalism is a belief in America. |
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| the belief that a government should be based on a constitution [image] |
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Democracy
All citizens participate when the system of government is democracy |
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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
Smaller countries may use the form of government called a direct democracy |
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| A form of government in which citizens rule directly and not through representatives [image] |
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Executive
The executive branch is run by the president. |
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| the part of government that makes sure decisions and laws work well [image] |
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Federalism
Democratic countries practice the belief of federalism. |
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| belief in or support for a federal system of government [image] |
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Indirect Democracy
Larger countries may use the form of government called indirect demacracy |
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| Form of democracy in which individuals are represented by appointed representatives. [image] |
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Judicial
The Supreme Court helps run the judicial branch. |
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| relating to the law, judges, or their decisions [image] |
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Judicial review
Judicial review is used to check decisions that other branches make. |
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| power of courts to review decisions of another department or level of government [image] |
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Legislative
The power to make or change laws is the Legislative Branch |
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| an institution that has the power to make or change laws [image] |
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Limited power
The 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 [image] |
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Monarchy
Many countries are ruled by a monarchy. |
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| A government ruled by a king or queen [image] |
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Oligarchy
Oligarchy is run by a small group 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
Democratic govenment is based on 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 (p 70) [image] |
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Preamble
People hear/read the preamble at the start of something. |
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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
Laws have to be ratified to be approved. |
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| to make a written agreement official by signing it [image] |
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Republic
Democratic governments also use the political system of 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 [image] |
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Separation of powers
The Separation of powers is split between three 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 [image] |
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Tyranny
Many governments treat there people unfair causing it to be tyranny |
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| cruel or unfair control over other people and/or cruel and unfair government [image] |
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U.S. Bill of Rights
The U.S. Bill of Rights is very important history to the Constitution. |
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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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