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American History
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| American Revolution | The war fought by Americans to gain their freedom from Great Britain |
| Continental Congres | The national legislator which goverened American colonies |
| Declaration of Independence | A statement that listed the basic prinipals of democratic government. |
| loyalists | ameerican who supported Great Britain for the war. |
| Patriots | Those who supported the war against Great Britain. |
| Bill of Rights | The fist ten ammendments to constitution |
| Checks and Balances | The sharing and balancing of power among all the branches of government |
| Executive Branch | The branch of government that carries out the laws made by the legislative branch of government. |
| higher law | a set of laws that are supreme to others. |
| judicial branch | the branch of government that intercepts and applies laws |
| legislative branch | the branch of government that makes the laws |
| seperation of powers | The division of power divided between teh branches of government |
| constitution | a set of rules and laws that tells how a government is organized. |
| constitutional government | a government in which the powers of the ruler are limited. |
| Dictatorial government | A government has ultimate power on rules. |
| limit | restrictions or boundaries |