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Amendment
(The AMENDMENT gave the colonists feelings of fear and a hopeful attitude)
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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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Aristocracy
(ARISTOCRACY runs in the queen of England's family)
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| A government in which power is in the hands of a hereditary ruling class or nobility |
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Checks and Balances
(The CHECKS AND BALANCES make sure that all the branches stay equal.)
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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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Constitutionalism
(Many colonists believed in CONSTITUTIONALISM.)
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| the belief that a government should be based on a constitution |
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Democracy
(The U.S is a country that runs on 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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Direct Democracy
(The Greeks practiced DIRECT DEMOCRACY.)
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| A form of government in which citizens rule directly and not through representatives |
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Executive
(The EXECUTIVE inspect the new laws.)
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| The part of government that makes sure decisions and laws work well. |
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Federalism
(FEDERALISM is preferred by supporters of big government.)
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| Belief in or support for a federal system of government |
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Indirect Democracy
(The U.S citizens practice INDIRECT DEMOCRACY by using the presidency.)
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| Form of democracy in which individuals are represented by appointed representatives |
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Judicial
(The JUDICIAL law is practiced in the supreme courts.)
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| Relating to the law, judges, or their decisons |
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Judicial Review
(The JUDICIAL REVIEWs the decisions of another branch in unbiased fashion.)
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| power of courts to review decisions of another department or level of government |
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Legislative
(The LEGISLATIVE branch is made of senators and representatives.)
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| an institution that has the power to make or change laws |
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Limited Power
(Colonists had to give the president LIMITED POWER.)
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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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Monarchy
(Britain was a MONARCHY under King George's rule.)
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| A government ruled by a king or queen |
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Oligarchy
(OLIGARCHIES can be inherited from family.)
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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 |
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Popular Sovereignty
(The people have POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY over the government.)
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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) |
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Preamble
(The PREAMBLE discusses all the wrongs that King George has done to his people.)
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| a statement at the beginning of a book, document, or talk, explaining what it is about |
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Ratify
(When the states signed the papers the Amendment they RATIFIED their decision.)
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| to make a written agreement official by signing it |
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Republic
(The REPUBLIC has to represent the people well in order to meet their standards.)
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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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Separation of Powers
(The SEPARATION OF POWERS represents each branch's different jobs.)
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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 |
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Tyranny
(The King's TYRANNY wasn't strong enough to make the Rebels submit.)
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| cruel or unfair control over other people and/or cruel and unfair government |
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U.S Bill of Rights
(The U.S BILL OF RIGHTS holds the American citizens' most important 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 |
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