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civcs chapter 12
vocab
Term | Definition |
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unicameral | one-house legislature |
bicameral | a legislature consisting of two parts,or house |
federal system | the sharing of power between the central and state governments |
preamble | the opening section of the consttution |
popular sovereignty | the notion that power lies with the people |
separation of powers | the split of authority among the legislative,executive,and judicial branches |
checks and balances | a system in which each branch of government is able to check,or restrain,the power of others |
amend | to change |
suffrage | the right to vote |
segregation | the social separation of the races |
civil rights | the right of full citizenship ans equlity under the law |
boycott | the refusal to purchase certain goods |