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Chapter 7 Vocabulary
A More Perfect Union
Term | Definition |
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Bicameral | having two separate lawmaking chambers. |
Republic | a government in which citizens rule through elective representatives. |
Ordinance | a law. |
Depreciate | to fall in value. |
Depression | a period when economic activity slows and unemployment increases. |
Manumission | the freeing of individual enslaved persons. |
Proportional | having the proper size in relation to other objects or items. |
Compromise | a settlement of a dispute of each party giving up some demands. |
Federalism | sharing power between the federal and state governments. |
Legislative Branch | lawmaking branch of government. |
Checks and balances | a system by which each branch of government limits power of other branches. |
Judicial branch | the branch of government that includes the courts that settle disputes and questions of the law. |
Executive branch | branch of government that executes, or carries out, the law; headed by the president. |
Electoral college | special group of electors chosen to vote for president and vice president. |
Amendment | a change, correction, or improvement added to a document. |