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ss vocab #1
Stack #177131
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a written plan for a government | Constitution |
| not permitted by the Constitution | Unconstitutional |
| to change | Amend |
| approval | Ratification |
| agreement where each side involved gives up something | Compromise |
| fairness | Justice |
| freedom to live as you please, as long as you obey the law and respect others | Liberty |
| a nation in which voters elect representatives to govern them | Republic |
| list of freedoms that a government promises to protect | Bill of Rights |
| a proposed law | Bill |
| branch of government that makes the law | Legislative Branch |
| branch of government that enforces the law | Executive Branch |
| branch of government that interprets the law | Judicial Branch |
| a system in which each branch of government can limit the power of the other two branches | Checks and Balances |
| to reject | Veto |
| to reverse or over rule | Override |
| division of power between state and national government | Federalism |
| a dispute that is a crime (theft, murder, etc.) | Criminal case |
| a dispute that is not a crime (divorce, child support, etc.) | Civil case |
| the seat of government (Atlanta, Washington, D.C., Oslo) | Capital |
| the building that houses government offices | Capitol |
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