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| government by the people. both directly or indirectly, with free and frequent elections |
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| government in which citizens vote on laws and select officials directly |
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| an election in which voters choose party nominees |
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| a procedure whereby a certain number of voters may, by petition, purpose a law r constitutional amendment and have it submitted to the voters |
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| a procedure for submitting to popilar vote measures passed by the legislature or propsed amendments t a state constitution |
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| a procedure for submitting to popular vote the removal of officials from office before the end of the term |
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| government in which the people elect those who govern and pass laws; also called a republic |
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| government that enforces recognized limits o those who govern and allows the voice of the people to be heard through free fair and relatively frequent elections |
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| the set of arrangements, including checks and balances, federalism, seperation of powers, rule of law, due process and a bill of rights, that requires our leaders to listen, think... we then hold them accountable |
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| the idea that the rights of the nation are supreme over the rights of the individuals who make up the nation |
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| the idea that a just government must derive its powers from the consent of the people it governs |
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| governence according to the expressed preferences of the majority |
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| the condidate or party that wins more than half the votes |
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| the candidate or party with most votes in an election, not necessarily more than half |
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| government by religious leaders, who claim divine guidance |
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| articles of confederation |
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| the first governing document of the confederated states, drafted in 1777. ratified in 1781 and replace by the constitution in 1789 |
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| a convention held in sptemner to consider problems of trade attended by five states and important because it issued the call to congress and the states for what became he constitutional convention |
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| constitutional convention in philadelphia from may 25 to septebe 17 that denated and agreed on the constitution of the united states |
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| a rebellion led by shay, a farmer in western massachussetts. protesting mortgage foreclusures. it highlighted the need for a strong national government just as the call for the contitutional convention went out |
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| the principle of a two house legislature |
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| the inital propsal at the contitutional convention made by the virginia delegation for a strong central government with a bicameral legislature dominated by the big states |
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| the propsal at the constitutional convention made by william paterson of new jersey for a central goernment with a single hous legislature in which each state would be represented equally |
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| the compromise agreement by states at the contitutional convention for a bicameral legilature with a lower house in which representation would be based on population and an upper house in which each state would have two senators |
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| the compromise between north and south at the constitutional convention that three-fifths of the slave population would be counted for determining the direct taxation and representation in the house of representatives |
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| the electoral system used in electing the president and vice president, in which voters vote fore electors pledged to cast their balots for a particular party's candidate |
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| supporters of ratification of the constitution and of a stong central government |
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| opponenets of ratification ofthe constitution and of a strong central government generally |
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| essays promoting ratifications of the constitution, published anonymously by alexander hamilton, john jay, and james madison |
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