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1.)Amendment
The amendment was carried by 780 to 220 votes. |
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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
Places with kings and queens are in a 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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Checks and balances
The Judicial Branch doesn't have more power than the Executive Branch due to checks and balances.
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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
The founding fathers believed in constitutionalism. |
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| the belief that a government should be based on a constitution[image] |
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Democracy
The country of the United States is based on a 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
In ancient greece their government was based of a dirct 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 a branch of government in U.S. |
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| the part of government that makes sure decisions and laws work well[image] |
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Federalism
We split the power between the government and society through federalism.
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| belief in or support for a federal system of government[image] |
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Indirect Democracy
The U.S. uses a indirect democracy. |
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Form of democracy in which individuals are represented by appointed representatives.
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Judicial
The Supreme Court is in the judicial branch. |
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relating to the law, judges, or their decisions
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Judicial review
The previous law was under judicial review. |
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power of courts to review decisions of another department or level of government
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Legislative
The legislative branch made some new laws this year. |
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an institution that has the power to make or change laws
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Limited power
The U.S. is ran on limited power. |
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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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Monarchy
Britian is ran on a monarchy. |
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A government ruled by a king or queen
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Oligarchy
It is not common for a country to be run on a oligarchy. |
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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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Popular Sovereignty
In a direct democracy popular sovereignty is common. |
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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 [image] |
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Preamble
We the people was the preamble of the Declaration of Independence. |
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a statement at the beginning of a book, document, or talk, explaining what it is about
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Ratify
To make the Declaration of Independence finished the founding fathers ratify it. |
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to make a written agreement official by signing it
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Republic
There republic vote for who they want to be president. |
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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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Separation of powers
The U.S. consitution uses seperation powers for presidency. |
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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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Tyranny
Kim Jong Un uses tyranny to control North Korea. |
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cruel or unfair control over other people and/or cruel and unfair government
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U.S. Bill of Rights
The U.S. Bill of Rights gives rights to the people. |
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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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