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Government Terms
Vocabulary words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Bicameral | consisting of two houses, or chambers, especially in a legislature |
| Unicameral | a government with only one legislative house or chamber |
| Bill | a draft of a law presented to a legislature |
| Veto | to reject a bill and prevent it from becoming a law |
| Preside | to occupy the place of authority or control, as in an assembly or meeting; act as president or chairperson |
| Congress | a meeting of elected or appointed representatives |
| Executive Branch | the branch of government, headed by the president, that carries out the nation’s laws and policies |
| Legislative Branch | the branch of government that makes the nation’s laws |
| Judicial Branch | the branch of government, including the federal court system, that interprets the nation’s laws |
| Government | a form or system of rule by which a country, state and community is governed |
| Constitution | a formal plan of government |
| Amendment | an addition to a formal document such as the Constitution |
| Article | a part of a document, such as the Constitution, that deals with a single subject |
| Preamble | the introduction to a formal document, especially the Constitution |
| Compromise | an agreement between two or more sides in which each side gives up some of what it wants |
| Federalism | sharing of power between the federal and state governments |
| Federalists | supporters of the Constitution |
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