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1. Amendment
There are 27 amendments in the United States. |
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change, improvement, or addition that is made to a law or document, or the process of doing this
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2. Aristocracy
Saudi Arabia is an example of aristocracy. |
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A government in which power is in the hands of a
hereditary ruling class or nobility
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3. Checks and Balances
Our government uses checks and balances to ensure that no branch has too much power. |
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from Montesquieu, a fundamental democratic principle of American government which ensures that one branch does not accumulate too much power
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4. Constitutionalism
America is considered following the beliefs of a Constitutionalism |
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| the belief that a government should be based on a constitution[image] |
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5. Democracy
America is a democracy |
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a system of government in which every citizen in the
country can vote to elect its government officials
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6. Direct Democracy
Citizens that have power overthrow the leaders which is a direct democracy. |
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A form of government in which citizens rule directly
and not through representatives
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7. Executive
The president is part of the executive branch. |
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the part of government that makes sure
decisions and laws work well
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8. Federalism
Federalism is a type of government. |
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| belief in or support for a federal system of government[image] |
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9. Indirect Democracy
people to vote has to go through representatives, not straight to the president which is a indirect democracy. |
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Form of democracy in which individuals are represented
by appointed representatives.
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10. Judicial
Courts are apart of judicial branch.
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relating to the law, judges, or their decisions
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11. Judicial Review
The supreme court recently did a Judicial Review on a new law. |
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power of courts to review decisions of another department or level of government
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12. Legislative
The congress and the house of representative are apart of 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 part of the government has limited power as prescribed in the law. |
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a type of government in which its functions and powers are prescribed, limited, and restricted by law
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14. Monarchy
The United Kingdom has a monarchy. |
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a type of government in which its functions and powers are
prescribed,limited, and restricted by law
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15. Oligarchy
An organization near my house is a oligarchy.
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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
As stated in popular sovereignty, people rule the country. |
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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 preamble can also be called the introduction. |
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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
The president ratifies laws. |
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| to make a written agreement official by signing it[image] |
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19. Republic
For a country to be republic, the people should be able to elect officials.
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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
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20. Seperation of powers
Our government includes seperation of power. |
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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
North Korea is an example of a Tyranny country. |
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cruel or unfair control over other people and/or cruel and unfair government
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22. U.S. Bill of Rights
The U.S. Bill of Rights is part of the U.S. Constitution |
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a written statement of the most important rights of the citizens of a country, part of the U.S. Constitution
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