9th Grade Buras
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| the authority, or power, that rules on behalf of a group of people | government
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| a form of government in which all power is in the hands of one person or a group of persons | dictatorship/ dictator
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| a form of government in which a king, queen, prince (a monarch) rules and sometimes is in charge of the government | monarchy
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| All the rules of conduct of a nation that are enforced by government | laws
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| a written plan of government for a nation | constitution
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| basic beliefs or standards of conduct that people attempt to live up to | ideals
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| a key document of American freedom, adopted on July 4, 1776, declaring the 13 American colonies to be free and independent of Great Britain | Declaration of Independence
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| our nation's first written plan of government, in effect from 1781 to 1789 | Articles of Confederation
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| representatives who were chosen to attend the Constitutional Convention | delegates
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| the meeting in Philadelphia in 1787 at which the Constitution of the United States was written | Constitutional Convention
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| The men who founded the US by writing/ adopting the Constitution | Founding Fathers
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| the lawmaking body of Great Britain | Parliament
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| a lawmaking body consisting of two houses | bicameral
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| a lawmaking body consisting of one house | unicameral
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| the agreement reached by the Constitutional Convention that all states should have equal representation in the Senate and be represented according to the size of their population in the house | great compromise
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| to change; a written change or addition in the Constitution | amend
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| to approve; approval of the constitution in 1787 or of a constitutional amendment | ratification (ratify)
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| members of the House of Representatives or a person who represents a group of people in the government | representative
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| the plan of government approved in 1789 to be the "supreme law of the land" | Constitution of the United States of America
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| the national government of our nation | federal government
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| the branch of our federal, states, or local government that makes the laws | Legislative Branch
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| the branch of our federal, state, or local government that carries out the laws | Executive Branch (president)
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| the branch of the federal, state, or local government that decides if laws have been broken and that punishes lawbreakers | Judicial Branch (judges)
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| a proposed law being considered by a lawmaking body | bill
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| the way in which the powers of government are balanced, or divided, among three branches, so that each branch may check, or limit, the other branches | checks and balances
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| the heads of the executive departments in the federal government, who also acts as advisors to the president | cabinet
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| the first 10 amendments to the Constitution, which set forth the basic rights, or freedoms, guaranteed to all Americans | bill of rights
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| the traditional ways of doing things in our federal government that are seldom written down or made into laws | unwritten constitution
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| Based on a theology or religious faith. It is a form of government in which God or a deity is recognized as the supreme civil ruler and the God’s or deity’s laws are being interpreted by government officials | theocracy
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| complete disorder that can result from having no government or laws | anarchy
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| the doctrine that monarchs derive their right to rule directly from God and are accountable only to God | divine right
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| Under a socialist system the government has ownership over the countries basic goods and services (communication, transportation, health care, power, etc.); however, some services, are owned by private businesses | socialism
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