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Chapter 2 Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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monarch | a person, such as a king or queen who reigns over a kingdom or empire |
dictator | a person who rules with complete and absolute power |
democracy | people of a nation; they elect officials who act on their behalf |
direct democracy | voters in a community in one place to make laws and decide what actions to take |
republic | system of government |
constitution | a written plan of government |
human rights | are the basic rights to which all people are entitled |
confederation | a loose association, rather than a firm union of states |
sovereignty | absolute authority |
parliament | the law-making body of Great Britain |
federalism | a federal system; there is division of powers |
compromise | an agreement in which each side gives up part of its demands in order to reach a solution to a problem |
ratification | approval |
federalists | supporters of the constitution who favor a strong national government |
anti-federalists | people who opposed the new constitution and the federal system of government |