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1. Amendment
The 1st amendmet protects out freedom of speech. |
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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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2. Aristocracy
The kingdom of England was under aristocratic control. |
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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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3. Checks and balances
The governement is kept under control through a system of 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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4. Constitutionalism
The U.S. under the idea of constitutionalism. |
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| the belief that a government should be based on a constitution [image] |
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5. Democracy
The U.S.'s governmenting style is democrartic. |
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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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6. Direct Democracy
The greeks were governed by a direct democracy system. |
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| A form of government in which citizens rule directly and not through representatives [image] |
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7. Executive
The executive is run by the presdient and the senate house. |
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| the part of government that makes sure decisions and laws work well [image] |
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8. Federalism
Federalism lets the states decide some laws as well. |
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| belief in or support for a federal system of government [image] |
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9. Indirect Democracy
Indirect democracy gives each state a representatives. |
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| Form of democracy in which individuals are represented by appointed representatives.[image] |
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10. Judicial
The judicial branch is run by the supremem court. |
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| relating to the law, judges, or their decisions [image] |
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11. Judicial review
Judicial reveiw will check if an action is lawful. |
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| power of courts to review decisions of another department or level of government [image] |
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12. Legislative
Laws are made and changed by the Legislative branch. |
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| an institution that has the power to make or change laws [image] |
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13. Limited power
Each branch has only limited power so they don't get out of line. |
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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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14. Monarchy
England was under a monarchy government. |
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| A government ruled by a king or queen [image] |
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15. Oligarchy
Oligarchy is the kind of government I've only seen on TV shows, like a council. |
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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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16. Popular Sovereignty
Popular sovereignty is how stuff is voted for in the U.S.A. |
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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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17. Preamble
The U.S. constitution has a very important preamble. |
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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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18. Ratify
Laws must be ratified in order to take affect. |
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| to make a written agreement official by signing it [image] |
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19. Republic
California used to be 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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20. Separation of powers
Each branch of the government cannot get get too powerful due to the seperation of powers. |
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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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21. Tyranny
King George III became a tyrant over the colonies. |
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| cruel or unfair control over other people and/or cruel and unfair government [image] |
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22. U.S. Bill of Rights
The U.S. Bill of Rights protects the citizens' most basic rights. |
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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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