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Amendment
The first AMENDMENT was signed on July 4th. |
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| [image]change, improvement, or addition that is made to a law or document, or the process of doing this |
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Aristocracy
England is an ARISTORCRACY as there family passes on nobility |
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government in which power is in the hands of a hereditary ruling class or nobility |
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Checks and Balances
Back in the Days the U.S had 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
The U.S was a CONSTUTIONALISM for the Declaration of Independence |
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the belief that a government should be based on a constitution |
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Democracy
The United States is a DEMOCRACY. |
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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
The United States is a DIRECT DEMOCRACY because we have voice of our vote. |
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A form of government in which citizens rule directly and not through representatives |
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Executive
The EXECUTIVE made sure everything went well with the plan. |
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the part of government that makes sure decisions and laws work well |
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Federalism
Parts of Ukraine has FEDERALISM for Russia and that they should be apart of Russia. |
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belief in or support for a federal system of government |
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Indirect Democracy
The INDIRECT DEMOCRACY exists in other places of the world. |
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Form of democracy in which individuals are represented by appointed representative |
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Judicial
The JUDICIAL power belongs to our Supreme Court. |
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relating to the law, judges, or their decisions |
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Judicial Review
The Government had a JUDICIAL REVIEW on the Laws our president was attempting to pass |
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power of courts to review decisions of another department or level of government |
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Legislative
The U.S has a LEGISLATIVE that has to pass for laws to be created. |
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an institution that has the power to make or change laws |
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Limited Power
The U.S president has LIMITED POWER as everything has to go through the government as well. |
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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
England is a MONARCHY thats also an Aristocracy |
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A government ruled by a king or queen |
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Oligarchy
In the old days OLIGARCHY existed now a days it isn't popular |
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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 United States most recent presidential ended up in the loser having 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 (p 70) |
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Preamble
The Declaration of Independence has a PREAMBLE giving a brief summary |
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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
The first amendment wasn't RATIFIED until years later because everyone hadn't signed it yet |
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to make a written agreement official by signing it |
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Republic
The United States is one big 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
The government has SEPARATION of POWERS so the government isn't as powerful |
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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
North Korea is a TYRANNY because of there leader. |
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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 the key to rights for citizens. |
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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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