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practice of having two legislative or parliamentary chambers
parliament or legislature which consists of two Chambers or Houses |
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| a system that allows each branch of a government to amend or veto acts of another branch so as to prevent any one branch from exerting too much power |
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powers shared by the federal and state governments
include the ability to make laws, roads, defense, parks and enforcement for police, prisons, health, and environment |
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government is based on the consent of the people
principle of majority rule! |
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| most people have multiple interests and identities that affect their political views |
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| the transfer of power from a central government to subnational (e.g., state, regional, or local) authorities |
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The idea that laws and legal proceedings must be fair
government cannot take away a person's basic rights to 'life |
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| The constitutional guarantee that no person or class of persons shall be denied the same protection of the laws that is enjoyed by other persons or other classes in like circumstances in their lives, liberty, property, and pursuit of happiness |
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| Are statutes that make an act punishable as a crime when such an act was not an offense when committed |
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| relationship between U.S. state governments and the federal government of the United States |
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| a judicial mandate to a prison official ordering that an inmate be brought to the court so it can be determined whether or not that person is imprisoned lawfully and whether or not he should be released from custody |
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form of representative democracy where elected representatives that hold the decision power are moderated by a constitution that emphasizes protecting individual liberties and the rights of minorities in society
Freedom of speech ex. |
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| functions and powers are prescribed, limited, and restricted by law |
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| any fundamental constitution or law guaranteeing rights and liberties |
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| theory that a multitude of groups, not the people as a whole, govern the United States |
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| most familiar to Americans, winner-take-all systems |
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| citizens choose their leaders and the people |
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| legal-political regime under which the law restrains the government by promoting certain liberties and creating order and predictability regarding how a country functions |
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Constitutional principle that limits the powers vested in any person or institution
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| federal government, in exercising any of the powers enumerated in the Constitution, must prevail over any conflicting or inconsistent state exercise of |
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| political organization in which most or all of the governing power resides in a centralized government |
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| egal racial segregation enforced by the National Party government |
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| government that concentrates political power in an authority not responsible to the people |
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| government in which one person has uncontrolled or unlimited authority over others; the government or power of an absolute monarch |
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| pay a great deal of attention in scanning and reading their environment, and are good at picking up the moods and concerns |
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| a government led by a committee of military leaders |
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| form of government in which all power is vested in a few persons or in a dominant class or clique; government by the few |
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A political system for choosing and replacing the government through free and fair elections.
The active participation of the people, as citizens, in politics and civic life.
Protection of the human rights of all citizens.
A rule of law, in which the laws and procedures apply equally to all citizens. |
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system of government where an executive branch exists and presides separately from the legislature
government of a country by a parliament, or support for this kind of government |
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| Democracy on terrorism,... |
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