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| 1. Amendment There are many different amendments in the Constitution. |
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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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2. Aristocracy
Kings and queens rule in aristocracy. |
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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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| 3.Checks and balances Checks and balances make sure that one specific party does not have too much power. |
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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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| 4. Constitutionalism Some nations still rule using Constitutionalism. |
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| the belief that a government should be based on a constitution [image] |
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5.Democracy
Democracy is used by many different nations. |
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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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6. Direct Democracy
Direct democracy is no longer used and is not an effective way to run a government |
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| A form of government in which citizens rule directly and not through representatives [image] |
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7. Executive
The executive branch is one of the most important branches in the government. |
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| the part of government that makes sure decisions and laws work well [image] |
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8. Federalism
Federalism is one of the bigger support system of our government. |
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| belief in or support for a federal system of government [image] |
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9. Indirect Democracy
Indirect democracy is what we use for our government. |
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| Form of democracy in which individuals are represented by appointed representatives. [image] |
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| 10. Judicial The judicial branch of the government handles the law. |
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| relating to the law, judges, or their decisions [image] |
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11. Judicial review
The court always uses judicial review. |
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| power of courts to review decisions of another department or level of government [image] |
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12. Legislative
Not a lot of governments have a good legislative part. |
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| an institution that has the power to make or change laws [image] |
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13. Limited power
A lot of non wealthy governments have 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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| 14. Monarchy The queen of England is ruling in a monarchy. |
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| A government ruled by a king or queen [image] |
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| 15. Oligarchy An Oligarchy is only ruled by a few 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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16. Popular Sovereignty
Popular sovereignty is important for a government to be efficient. |
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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 700 [image] |
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17. Preamble
A famous preamble is in the constitution. |
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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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18. Ratify
Everyone ratifies documents about everyday. |
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| to make a written agreement official by signing it [image] |
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19. Republic
A republic is an example of a indirect democracy. |
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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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20. Separation of powers
The seperation of powers is used in todays government and divides the three branches of government. |
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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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21. Tyranny
Tyranny was a big problem in the past with other governments. |
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| cruel or unfair control over other people and/or cruel and unfair government [image] |
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| 22. U.S. Bill of Rights The U.S. Bill of rights was an important part of 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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