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| the status of a citizen, or member of a country, with all its duties, rights, and priveleges |
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| system of government in which people participate directly in decision making through voting on issues |
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| system of government in which people elect representatives to govern them; aka representative government |
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| person who is authorized to act as a representative for others |
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| self-government based on the will of the people |
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| government in which a single person has complete power |
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| idea that government is limited in what it many do and each citizen has certain rights that cannot be taken away |
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| principle that government and its officials are bound by fundamental law |
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| system of government in which power is divided between the national and state governments |
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| constitutional power that gives Congress the authority to make the laws needed to carry out its other responsibilities |
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| duties and responsibilities of government are divided into three separate but co-equal branches; executive, legislative, and judicial |
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| each branch of government is subject to certain restraints by the other two |
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| act of accusing or formally charging with misconduct |
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| to reject or prevent a bill from becoming law |
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| power of the courts to determine whether legislative and executive actions are in accordance with the Constitutional |
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