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Government - Topic 2

Topic 2 Vocabulary

TermDefinition
ordered government a system that provides orderly regulation of citizens' relationships with one another
limited government basic principle of American government, which states that government is restricted in what it may do, and each individual has rights that government cannot take away; see constitutionalism, popular sovereignty
representative government system of government in which public policies are made by officials selected by the voters and held accountable in periodic elections; see democracy
due process doctrine that holds that the government must act fairly and in accord with established rules in all that it does
charter a city's basic law, its constitution; a written grant of authority from the king
proprietary organized by a proprietor (a person to whom the king had made a grant of land)
bicameral an adjective describing a legislative body composed of two chambers
unicameral an adjective describing a legislative body with one chamber
confederation the joining of several groups for a common purpose
delegates people with authority to represent others at a conference or convention
duties taxes levied on imports
popular sovereignty the idea that government can exist only with the consent of the people governed
ratification formal approval or final consent to the effectiveness of a constitution, constitutional amendment, or treaty
full faith and credit clause requiring that each State accept the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other State
quorum fewest number of members who must be present for a legislative body to conduct business; majority
veto chief executive's power to reject a bill passed by a legislature; literally (Latin) "I forbid"
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