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| To deliver a prisoner or fugitive from one state to another |
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| Joining together in a league or alliance |
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| Articles of Confederation |
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| A document that united the 13 independent states in a system of cooperation. |
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| A written document that establishes fundamental principles and procedures that guide the organization and governance of a state, nation, or group. |
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| The people living together in an area |
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| Laws and customs people live by |
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| A common practice observed by many people |
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| Having to do with government or the actions of the government |
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| Achieve by manipulating the boundaries of an electoral constituency |
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| A form of government in which citizens take part |
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| A form of government in which the people select representatives to govern them and make laws |
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| All laws and policies imposed by governments are determined by the people. |
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| A person who comes to a country where they were not born in order to settle there. |
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| A person born in or coming from a country other than one’s own |
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| An official paper having to do with rules and laws |
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| Declaration of Independence |
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| The document approved by representatives of the American colonies in 1776 that started their grievance against the British monarch and declared their independence |
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| The idea that certain restrictions should be placed on government to protect the natural rights of citizens |
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| A government in which officials are elected by people. |
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| The power of a person or group of people to reject or forbid a rule or law. |
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| Rights of people such a life, liberty, and property. |
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| To improve; to bring up to date. |
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| An activity or task that is assigned to a person or group |
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| Government power is divided between the executive, legislative, and judicial branch. |
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| U.S. political that stands for protecting rights of the individual |
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| U.S. political party that stands for a limited government role in people's live and limited change. |
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| A plan to keep any part of government from becoming too powerful |
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