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| Document that sets out the laws and principles of government |
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| Document that lists freedoms the government promises to protect |
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| Period during which buisness activity slows, prices and wages fall, and unemployment rises |
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| Part of government that passes laws |
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| Part of government that carries out laws |
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| Part of the government that deiced if laws are carried out fairly |
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| Settlement in which each side gives up some of its demands in order to reach a agreement |
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| Nation in which voters elect representatives to govern them |
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| System in which the power of government is divided among separate branches |
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| Division of power between the states and the national government |
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| Group of electors from each state that meets every four years to vote for the President and Vice President |
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| System set up by the Constitution in which each branch of the federal government has the power to check, or control the actions of the other branches |
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| Overrule. Congress can override a President's Veto if two thirds of both houses vote to do so |
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| Bring formal charges against an official such as the President |
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| Right of every citizen to the same fair rules in all cases brought to trial |
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