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Chapter 8 vocab
U.s history
Chapter 8 vocab | |
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Bicameral | Having 2 separate lawmaking chambers |
Constitutional republic | A government in which citizens rule through elected representatives |
Ordinance | A law |
Depreciate | To fall in value |
Depression | A period when economic activity slows u down |
Manumission | The freeing of individual enslaved people |
Proportional | Having the proper size in relation to other objects or items |
Compromise | A settlement of a dispute by each party giving up some demands |
Federalism | Sharing power between the federal and states governments |
Legislative branch | The lawmaking branch of government |
Executive branch | The branch of government that executes,or carries out the law. |