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Amendment
The amendment can be changed with congress' approval or the states. |
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change, improvement, or addition that is made to a law or document, or the process of doing this |
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Aristocracy
England has had an aristocracy type of government for many years. |
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A government in which power is in the hands of a hereditary ruling class or nobility |
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Checks and Balances
The government has a checks and balance system to make sure that a branch does not have to much power. |
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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 foundind fathers believed that the colonies should be a constitutionalism. |
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the belief that a government should be based on a constitution |
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Democracy
America decided to be a democracy instead of a monarchy. |
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| a system of government in which every citizen in the country can vote to elect its government officials [image] |
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Direct Democracy
Switzerland is a country that still has a direct democracy. |
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A form of government in which citizens rule directly and not through representatives |
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Executive
There are three branchs in the goverment and one of them is the executive branch. |
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the part of government that makes sure decisions and laws work well |
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Federalism
Canada is one of the many country's that uses federalism. |
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belief in or support for a federal system of government |
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Indirect Democracy
America has an indirect democracy because of the founding fathers. |
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Form of democracy in which individuals are represented by appointed representatives. |
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Judicial
America has an all right judical system. |
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relating to the law, judges, or their decisions |
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Judicial Review
Having a judicial review is a key part of any government. |
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| power of courts to review decisions of another department or level of government [image] |
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Legislative
Congress and the President are a part of the legislative branch. |
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| an institution that has the power to make or change laws [image] |
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Limited Power
Japan, Mexico, and Denmark use limited power in there government. |
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| a type of government in which its functions and powers are prescribed, limited, and restricted by law [image] |
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Monarchy
The United States of America has never had a monarchy. |
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A government ruled by a king or queen
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Oligarchy
North Korea and the former soviet union had an oligarchy government. |
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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
America has had popular sovereignty for a very long time. |
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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 [image] |
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Preamble
The founding fathers put a preamble in the Declaration of Independence. |
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| a statement at the beginning of a book, document, or talk, explaining what it is about [image] |
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Ratify
The president has to ratify or veto a law when it comes to him. |
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| to make a written agreement official by signing it [image] |
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Republic
A republic need to have people and representatives. |
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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 [image] |
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Separation of powers
The separation of powers splits power evenly among the branchs of the goverment. |
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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 [image] |
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Tyranny
North Korea and Cuba still have tyranny governments. |
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| cruel or unfair control over other people and/or cruel and unfair government [image] |
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U.S. Bill of Rights
The Bill of Rights is a part of the U.S. Constitution. |
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| a written statement of the most important rights of the citizens of a country, part of the U.S. Constitution [image] |
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