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Anarchy
Anarchy and misery are indeed the main features of that long space of time which elapsed between the death. |
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a state of disorder due to absence or nonrecognition of authority
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Aristocracy
A home of the aristocracy in England. |
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the highest class in certain societies, especially those holding hereditary titles or offices
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Autocracy
In some islands hereditary autocracy prevailed. |
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a system of government by one person with absolute power
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Bill of Rights
The Bill of Rights is defined as the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution. |
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the first ten amendments to the US Constitution, ratified in 1791 and guaranteeing such rights as the freedoms of speech
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Checks and Balances
The system of checks and balances affects how the law is made in the U.S. |
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typically those ensuring that political power is not concentrated in the hands of individuals or groups
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Consent (C)
The governor appoints, subject to the consent of a majority of the members elected to the Senate, all officers whose appointment or election is. |
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permission for something to happen or agreement to do something
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Democracy
We use democracy as a method of selecting representatives. |
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| a system of government by the whole population,typically through elected representatives [image] |
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Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence is defined as the formal statement. |
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the document adopted at the Second Continental Congress
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Dictatorship
There are many positions for those who tell us what to do which we call dictatorship. |
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| government by a dictator [image] |
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Direct Democracy
We use democracy as a method of selecting representatives. |
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| a form people make a decision [image] |
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Federalism
Federalism is a strong main government. |
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the federal principle or system of government
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Freedom (C)
Harriet Tubman was a slave and she gave herself and the rest of the people she saved in the underground railroad freedom. |
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the power or right to act, speak
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Ideals (C)
No woman could be the ideal he imagined for himself. |
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| a person or thing regarded as perfect[image] |
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Indirect Democracy
Indirect democracy refers to a system of government in which the people control the government through elected political officials. |
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system of government where people control
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Judicial Review
In court I had to have the Judicial Review on everything. |
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| review by the US Supreme Court of the constitutional validity of a legislative act [image] |
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Justify (C)
The person appointed has fully justified our confidence. |
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| show or prove to be right or reasonable [image] |
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Liberty (C)
Having good liberty is having freedom of choice. |
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| the state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions imposed by authority on one's way of life [image] |
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Limited Government
Limited government is someone with powerful source of authority. |
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As a governing or controlling body whose power exists.
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Monarchy
The monarchy is the focus of loyalty and service. |
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a form of government with a monarch at the head
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Oligarchy
The ruling oligarchy of military men around the president. |
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a small group of people having control of a country, organization, or institution
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Preamble
What she said was by way of a preamble. |
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Theocracy
Theocracy is a form of government in which a deity is the source from which all authority derives. |
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| a system of government in which priests rule in the name of God [image] |
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Principle (C)
The basic principles of Christianity. |
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a fundamental truth or proposition that serves as the foundation for a system of belief or behavior or for a chain of reasoning
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Representative (C)
These courses are representative of those taken by most Harvard undergraduates. |
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typical of a class, group, or body of opinion
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Regime (C)
Detention centers with a very tough physical regime. |
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| a system of government [image] |
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Security (C)
The lack of security is unsettling. |
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the state of being free from danger
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Separation of Powers
The doctrine of separation of powers precludes the court from questioning the wisdom of this legislation. |
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| an act of vesting the legislative, executive, and judicial powers of government in separate bodies [image] |
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United States Constitution
Delaware becomes the first state to ratify the United States Constitution. |
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A document that embodies the fundamental laws and principles by which the United States is governed
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Tyranny (C)
People who survive war and escape tyranny. |
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cruel and oppressive government or rule
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Popular Sovereignty
Popular sovereignty is an important part of a nation state's government. |
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the idea that political authority belongs to the people
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