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Chapter 8 vocab
U.s history
| Chapter 8 vocab | |
|---|---|
| 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. |