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Stack #129906
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Republic | is a nation in which voters choose representatives to govern them. |
| House of Burgesses | was the first representative assembly in the new world |
| Three Branches of Government | are the Legislative Branch, the Judicial Branch, and the Executive branch |
| Checks and Balances | is a system set up by the Constitution in which each branch of the federal government has the power to check, or control, the actions of the other branches. |
| Free Enterprise | is the freedom of private businesses to operate competitively for profit with minimal government regulation. |
| Federalism | is the sharing of power between the states and the national government. |
| Separation of Powers | is a system in which each branch of government has it’s own powers. |
| Popular Sovereignty | is the practice of allowing each territory to decide for itself whether or not to allow slavery. |
| Amend | means to change. |
| Unalienable rights | are rights that cannot be given up, taken away or transferred. Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, are some of those rights. |
| Tyranny | is a cruel and unjust government. |
| Democracy | is a form of government that is run for and by the people, giving people the supreme power |
| Ratify | means to approve by vote. |
| Judicial Review | is the right of the Supreme Court to judge laws passed by Congress and determine whether they are constitutional or not. |
| Civil Disobedience | is the refusal to obey a government law or laws as a means of passive resistance because of one’s moral conviction or belief. |
| Federalists | were supporters of the Constitution who favored a strong national government |
| Antifederalists | were people opposed to the Constitution, preferring more power be given to the state governments than to the national government |
| Nullification | is the idea of a state declaring a federal law illegal. |
| Primary Sources | are the original records of an event. They include eyewitness reports, records created at the time of an event, speeches, and letters by people involved in the event, photographs and artifacts |
| Secondary Sources | are the later writings and interpretations of historians and writers. Often secondary sources, like textbooks and articles, provide summaries of information found in primary sources |
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