definition: change, improvement, or addition that is made
to a law or document, or the process of doing this
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2. Aristocracy
Aristocracy is a governtment in which power is passed through generations of the same family.
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definition: A government in which power is in the hands of a hereditary ruling class or nobility.
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3. Checks and Balances
The system of checks and balances impacts the laws in the united states.
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definition: from Montesquieu, a fundamental democratic principle of American government which ensures that one branch does not accumulate too much power.
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4. Constitutionalism
The uited states runs off of constitutionalism.
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definition: the belief that a government should be based on a constitution.
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5. Democracy
The united states is a democracy because we have the right to vote.
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definition: a system of government in which every citizen
in the country can vote to elect its government officials
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6. Direct Democracy
Direct Democracy has people vote without any representatives usually in smaller populations.
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definition: A form of government in which citizens rule directly
and not through representatives
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7. Executive
My mom is executive of laws made in california.
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definition: the part of government that makes sure
decisions and laws work well
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8. Federalism
Federalism keeps the government and
the people balanced.
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definition: belief in or support for a federal system of government
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9. Inderect Democracy
Inderect Democracies have representatives choose other representatives.
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definition: Form of democracy in which individuals are
represented by appointed representatives.
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10. Judicial
The judicial committiee controls the laws and decisions.
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definition: relating to the law, judges, or their decisions
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11. Judicial review
Judicial review their decisions on the government.
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definition: power of courts to review decisions of another department or level of government
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12. Legislative
Legislative branch controls laws and changes them in the U.S.
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definition: an institution that has the power
to make or change laws
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13. limited power
The president has limited power.
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definition: a type of government in which its functions and
powers are prescribed, limited, and restricted by law
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14. monarchy
England is ruled by a monarchy.
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definition: A government ruled by a king or queen
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15. Oligarchy
Oligarchy is ruled by a group of leaders.
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definition: 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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16. popular sovereignty
U.S uses a popular sovereignty.
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definition: 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 preamble of "how to kill a mocking jay" was good.
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definition: a statement at the beginning of a book,
document, or talk, explaining what it is about
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18. ratify
My transfer papers were ratify.
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definition: to make a written agreement official by signing it
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19. republic
Many prsidents tr make our country a republic.
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definition: 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. seperation of powers
The united states has seperation of powers
among three branches.
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definition: 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
Dictatorships usally use tyranny to control the citizens.
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definition: cruel or unfair control over other people
and/or cruel and unfair government
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22. U.S. Bill of Rights
The U.S. Bill of Rights lets us know what rights we have as a civilion in the country.
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definition: a written statement of the most important rights of the citizens of a country, part of the U.S. Constitution
