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TAKS Obj 4

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Representative Government   Government where people elect others to speak and act on their behalf  
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Amendments   An official change to a law or document of government  
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Ratify   To officially approve  
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Veto   Power of the President to reject a bill passed by Congress  
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Unconstitutional   Actions or laws contrary to the Consititution as determined by the courts  
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Nullify   To declare something to be without power or effect; to deregard the power of something as in the Nullification Crisis  
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Unalienable Rights   Rights that cannot be taken away or surrendered  
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Democracy   Form of government in which citizens rule, either directly or by choosing leaders to rule, usually through voting  
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Limited Governments   Type of government where, through law, some control is placed on leadership's power such as a democracy  
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Unlimited Government   Government in which leaders rule without any restrictions such as a dictatorship or other totalitarian government  
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Suffrage   The right to vote and the exercise of that right  
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Landmark Case   Key decisions by the courts that interpret the law such as Brown vs. Board of Education which led to integrationg or Marbury vs. Madison which led to judicial review  
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Parliament   The law-making assembly in Great Britian and other parliamentary democracies  
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