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| introduction to declaration, constitution, or other official document |
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| a principle of the United States Constitution that states that the ppl have da right to create, alter, and abolish their gov.; in the mid-1800's, a term referring to the idea that each terittory could decide for itself whether or not to allow slavery |
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| a principle of the U.S. constitution that establishes the division of power between the federal gov. and the states |
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| group of electors from every state who meet every 4 yrs. to vote for the president and vice president of the U.S. |
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| to ask that a decision be reviewed by a higher court |
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| not allowed under the constitution |
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| reject, as when the president rejects a law passed by congress |
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| to overrule, as when congress overrules a presidential veto |
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| to bring charges of serious wrongdoing against a public official |
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| relating to lawsuits involving the private rights of individuals, as opposed to criminal lawsuits |
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| feeling of love and devotion towards one's country |
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| supporter of the constitution, who favored a strong federal, or national, gov. |
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| ppl who opposed thfe constitution and a strong national gov. |
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| system of gov. in which citizens choose representatives to govern them |
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| settlement in which each side gives up some of its demands in order to reach an agreement |
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