Amendment

Hopefully the Amendment can fix the driving age so I can drive sooner.

Change,improvement or addition that is added to a law or a document

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Aristocracy

King George the III was part of Aristocracy.

A government in which power is in the hands of a hereditary ruling class or nobility

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Checks and Balances

The Executive branch handles Checks and Balances.

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

Constitutionalism helped prevent tyranny.

the belief that a government should be based on a constitution 

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Democracy

If it was not for Democracy citizens would not have a say about our government.

Direct Democracy

If we had Direct Democracy there would be too much going on.

A form of government in which citizens rule directly and not through representatives

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Executive

Hopefully our Executives pay close attention to our representatives new laws.

the part of government that makes sure decisions and laws work well 

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Federalism

In 1789 Federalism was adopted.

belief in or support for a federal system of government

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Indirect Democracy

The United states mostly uses Indirect Democracy.

Form of democracy in which individuals are represented by appointed representatives.

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Judicial

No law can get past the Judicial .

relating to the law, judges, or their decisions

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Judicial review

The Judicial review on the Declaration of Independence must have taken a long time to go over.

power of courts to review decisions of another department or level of government

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Legislative

20,000 laws have been creating in the Legislative branch.

an institution that has the power to make or change laws

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Limited power

Constitutional monarchy gave Limited Power to its rulers.

a type of government in which its functions and powers are prescribed, limited, and restricted by law

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Monarchy

King Egbert was the start of Monarchy.

A government ruled by a king or queen

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Oligarchy

Thomas Jefferson formed an  Oligarchy to create the DOC.

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 uses Popular Sovereignty the most.

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

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Preamble

A summary is not that far from a Preamble.

a statement at the beginning of a book, document, or talk, explaining what it is about

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Ratify

Colonist had to Ratify the Declaration of Independence.

to make a written agreement official by signing it 

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Republic

Mayors are voted because they are in a Republic.

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

Baron de Montesquieu advocated  Separation of Powers.

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

Dictators created lots of Tyranny.

cruel or unfair control over other people and/or cruel and unfair government 

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U.S. Bill of Rights

The Bill of Rights protects our everyday life dessisions. 

a written statement of the most important rights of the citizens of a country, part of the U.S. Constitution 

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