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| a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives. |
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is a form of democracy in which people decide |
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indirect democracy is a government system in elected representatives govern in the interest of the people. This form of government is also known as a representative democracy or a republic. |
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a system of government by one person with absolute power. |
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| Is a king or queen type they are ruled by nobles like (England) |
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An absolute monarchy is a form of government in which the rulingmonarch enjoys absolute control without limitations from a constitution or from law. In this form of government, the monarch is the head of state and head of government with unrestricted political power. |
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A constitutional monarchy is a form of government in which a monarch acts as head of state within the parameters of a written |
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| government by a dictator. |
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| Aristocratic Dictatorship |
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a form of government that places power in the hands of a small, privileged ruling class. |
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A form of government in which God or a deity is recognized as the supreme civil ruler, the God's or deity's laws being interpreted by the ecclesiastical authorities |
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| a state of disorder due to absence or nonrecognition of authority. |
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| Thomas jefferson ,Benjamin franklin ,roger sherman , John adams ,Robert .R Livignston |
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| sthe statement adopted by the Second Continental Congress meeting . The indepence from the british . |
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| When was the DOI adopted ? |
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| When was the declaration of independence 1st signed ? |
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| he first person to sign the Declaration of Independence on Aug. 2, 1776 |
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| When was the DOI last signed ? |
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| Where was the DOI written ? |
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| Congress met in Philadelphia |
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| explaining why the colonies wanted independence. |
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| Who wrote the Constitution? |
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| What is the Constitution about ? |
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| The U.S. Constitution established America's national government and fundamental laws, and guaranteed certain basic rights for its citizens. |
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| When was the Constitution adopted ? |
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| Where was the Constitution written ? |
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| When were the BOR added to the Constitution ?(bill of rights ) |
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| Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. |
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| A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed. |
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| No Soldier shall, in time of peace, be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law. |
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| The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized. |
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| No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the militia, when in actual service in time of war or public danger; nor shall any person be subject, for the same offense, to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled, in any criminal case, to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation. |
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| In all criminal prosecutions the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defence. |
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| In suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury shall be otherwise reexamined in any court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law. |
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| Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted. |
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| The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people. |
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| The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively or to the people. |
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