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constitution
Question | Answer |
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to reject,as when the president rejects a law passed by congress | veto |
to approve | ratify |
to cancel | repeal |
person who owes loyalty to a particular nation and is entitled to all its rights and protection | citizen |
Division of power between the federal government and th states | federalism |
system of government in which the people choose representatives to govern them | republic |
government in which one person or a small group holds complete authority | dictatorship |
an assembly or council of citizens having the highest deliberative functions in a government, especially a legislative assembly of a state or nation | senate |
the highest executive officer of a modern republic, | president |
to change or revise | amend |
the highest court of the U.S. | supreme court |
proposed law | bill |
written list of freedoms that a government promises to protect | bill of rights |
having a capacity for moral decisions and therefore accountable | responsibility |
fitting or appropriate; suitable | right |
Property owned by an individual | Private property |
Disagreement | Dissent |