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Term | Definition |
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Bicameral | having two seperate lawmaking chambers |
republic | a government in which citizens rule through elected representitives |
ordinance | law |
Depreciate | to fall in value |
Depression | a period where economic activity slows and unemployment increases |
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 state governments |
Legislative Branch | lawmaking branch of government |
Executive branch | branch of government that executes, carries out, the law; headed by the president |
Electoral college | a special group of electors chosen to vote for president and vice president |
Judicial branch | the branch of government that includes courts that settle disputes and questions of the law |
check and balances | a system by which each branch of government limits power of other branches |
Amendment | a change, correction, or improvement added to a document |