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cAHPTER 7 VOCAB
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Political Studies
7th Grade
03/12/2009

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Term
comprimise
Definition
settlement in which each side gives up some of its demands in order to reach an agreement
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amend
Definition
change
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habeous corpus
Definition
the right that no person can be held in prison without first being charged with a secific crime
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constitution
Definition
a document that sets out the laws, principles, orginizes, and processes of a gov.
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cede
Definition
to give up
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executive
Definition
branch of gov. that carried out laws
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land ordinance of 1785
Definition
law setting up a system for settling the NW territory
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northwest ordinance
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a 1787 article that set up a gov. for the NW territory, guarenteed basic rights to settlers and no slavery
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legislature
Definition
branch of gov. that passes laws
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judiciary
Definition
branch of gov. that made sure that laws were being carried out fairly
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