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| Amendment The Declaration Of independence has a lot of amendments. |
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| change, improvement, or addition that is made to a law or document, or the process of doing this [image] |
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| Aristocracy Queen Elizabeth is a member of aristocracy. |
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| A government in which power is in the hands of a hereditary ruling class or nobility. [image] |
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Checks and Balances
The United states runs with 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.[image] |
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| Constitutionalism Constitutionalism helps the government stay on track. |
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| the belief that a government should be based on a constitution [image] |
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| Democracy Democracy makes it fair for everybody's opinion. |
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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 Direct democracy can cause chaos to the peoples opinion. |
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| A form of government in which citizens rule directly and not through representatives. [image] |
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| Executive The executive makes sure everything goes well. |
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| the part of government that makes sure decisions and laws work well. [image] |
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| Federalism The federalism should not be a weak system. |
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| belief in or support for a federal system of government. [image] |
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| Indirect Democracy Indirect democracy is how we elect our president. |
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| Form of democracy in which individuals are represented by appointed representatives. [image] |
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| Judical It was a judical decision to put the criminal in jail. |
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| relating to the law, judges or their decisions.[image] |
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| Judicial review The judical review is an second opinion over another department. |
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| power of courts to review decisions of another department or level of government [image] |
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| legislative The legislative creates many laws. |
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| an institution that has the power to make or change laws [image] |
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| limited power Limited power helps our country stay away from tyranny. |
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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 Britain is a monarchy. |
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| A government ruled by a king or queen [image] |
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| oligraphy An oligraphy was formed when making the declaration of independence. |
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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 [image] |
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| Popular Sovereignty Popular sovereignty helps everyone be involved with decisions. |
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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) [image] |
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| Preamble Preamble helps you understand what the book is about. |
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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 They had to send the declaration of independence around to ratify it. |
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| to make a written agreement official by signing it [image] |
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| Republic United states is a 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 [image] |
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| Separations of powers Separation of powers helps the government not step over each others toes. |
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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 Hitler created tyranny to Germany. |
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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 u.s bill of rights keeps our freedom safe. |
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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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