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Amendment
Amendments are on the U.S. Constitution |
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change, improvement, or addition that is made to a law or document, or the process of doing this
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Aristocracy
Spain is runs by an Aristocracry system |
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A government in which power is in the hands of a hereditary ruling class or nobility
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Checks and balances
The American government has 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
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Constitutionalism
America is a country based on Constitutionalism |
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the belief that a government should be based on a constitution
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Democracy
Every citizen in a democracy has equal voting rights |
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a system of government in which every citizen in the country can vote to elect its government officials
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Direct Democracy
Direct Democracy usually works with small groups |
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A form of government in which citizens rule directly and not through representatives
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Executive
A president is a chief executive |
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the part of government that makes sure decisions and laws work well
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Federalism
Australia is a country ran on Federalism |
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belief in or support for a federal system of government
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Indirect Democracy
Americans runs an Inderict Democracy |
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Form of democracy in which individuals are represented by appointed representatives.
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Judicial
America has a Judicial Council
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relating to the law, judges, or their decisions
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Judicial review
Judical review is a power that courts have |
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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 makes the laws |
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an institution that has the power to make or change laws
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Limited power
Our 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
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Monarchy
Countries rulled by a king or queen is a monarchy |
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A government ruled by a king or queen
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Oligarchy
Countries ran by few people are 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
the government can't exist without our oermission because of 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
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Preamble
The constituion has a preamble |
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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
signing something to make it legal is to ratify |
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to make a written agreement official by signing it
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Republic
America is also 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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Separation of powers
a division of governmental authority is a seperation of powers |
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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
Dictorship is a form of tyranny |
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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 was approved 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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