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Chapter 7 Vocabulary
A More Perfect Union
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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. |