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1. Amendment
The First Amendment was created on September 25, 1789. |
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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
A king and a queen are the aristocracy |
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| A government in which power is in the hands of a hereditary ruling class or nobility(the highest class) [image] |
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3. Checks and Balances
The United States' Democracy has 3 branches of Checks and Balances:Executive, Legislative, and Judicial branch. |
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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
Americans believe in constitutionalism |
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the belief that a government should be based on a constitution.
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5. Democracy
United States' Democracy is very similar to Australia's. |
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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
Switzerland's type of government is direct democracy, where citizens get to vote all by themselves. |
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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 White House is an executive in the United States' 3 Branch Constitution. |
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the part of government that makes sure decisions and laws work well
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8. Federalism
Federalism is divided into local, state, and federal government. |
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belief in or support for a federal system of government.
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9. Indirect Democracy
France has a Indirect democracy government, which means they have a representative. |
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Form of democracy in which individuals are represented by appointed representatives.
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10. Judicial
Judicial Part of the U.S government, makes sure that a decision is appropriate. |
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relating to the law, judges, or their decisions.
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11. Judicial Reviews
The U.S. Supreme Court does the judicial reviews, which is reviewing a decision and making sure it is appropriate. |
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power of courts to review decisions of another department or level of government
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12. Legislative
The legislative branch of the U.S government, has the power to change a law. |
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An institution that has the power to make or change laws.
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13. Limited Power
In United States, presidents usually have limited power in the office(The White House). |
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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
Turkey had 623 years of Monarchy from 1299-1922 B.C. |
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A government ruled by a king or queen
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15. Oligarchy
China has an Oligarchy type of government. |
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A small group of people who run a country or an organization, or a country that is run by a small group of people.
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16. Popular Sovereignty
In U.S. government, a king does not have a popular sovereignty because, they have a democracy. |
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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
The United States Constitution has a preampble. |
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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
50+ members of the Continential Congress ratified The Bill Of Rights.
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| to make a written agreement official by signing it.[image] |
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19. Republic
The Pledge Of Alligiance says that the U.S 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 in the U.S. Constitution was a very smart and great idea. |
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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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21. Tyranny
King George III had a tyranny over the 13 Colonies. |
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cruel or unfair control over other people and/or cruel and unfair government.
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22. U.S Bill Of Rights
U.S Bill Of Rights was written on December 15, 1791. |
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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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