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| Amendment An Amendment to laws |
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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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| 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[image] |
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| Checks and balances The government has 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[image] |
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| Constitutionalism America follows beliefs in Constitutional |
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| the belief that a government should be based on a constitution [image] |
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| 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[image] |
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| Direct Democracy Citizens can overthrow leaders in Direct Democracy |
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| A form of government in which citizens rule directly and not through representatives[image] |
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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[image] |
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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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Indirect Democracy
The representatives of each colony decided on the declaration of Independence in Indirect Democracy |
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| Form of democracy in which individuals are represented by appointed representatives.[image] |
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Judicial
The supreme court is Judicial |
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| relating to the law, judges, or their decisions[image] |
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Judicial review
The Supreme court did a Judicial review on a recent passed law |
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| power of courts to review decisions of another department or level of government[image] |
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Legislative
Congress and Representatives are part of Legislative |
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| an institution that has the power to make or change laws[image] |
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Limited power
Each part of our government has limited power |
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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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Monarchy
The UK is Monarchy because they have a queen |
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| A government ruled by a king or queen [image] |
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Oligarchy
North Korea is run by a small group of people so it is 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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| Popular Sovereignty In popular Sovereignty the 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[image] |
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Preamble
The intro to a document is 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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Ratify
The president ratifies laws |
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| to make a written agreement official by signing it[image] |
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Republic
For a country to be a republic 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[image] |
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Separation of powers
Our government has separation 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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Tyranny
North Korea is a tyranny country |
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| cruel or unfair control over other people and/or cruel and unfair government[image] |
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U.S. Bill of Rights
The Bill of Rights is part of the 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[image] |
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