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More Perfect Union
Chapter 7 Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Bicameral | Having, consisting of, or based on two legislative chambers |
Republic | A government in which supreme power resides in a body of citizens entitled to vote and is exercised by elected officers and representatives responsible to them and governing according to law |
Ordinance | An authoritative decree or direction |
Depreciate | To lower in honor, esteem, or price |
Depression | A reduction in activity, amount, quality, or force |
Manumission | The act or process of releasing form slavery |
Proportional | Corresponding in size, degree, or intensity |
Compromise | Settlement of differences by consent reached by mutual concessions |
Federalism | The distribution of power in an organization (such as a government) between a central authority and the constituent |
Legislative Branch | The legislative branch is in charge of making laws. It is made up of the Congress and several Government agencies |
Executive Branch | The branch of government charged with the execution and enforcement of laws and policies and the administration of public affairs. |
Electoral College | A body of people representing the states of the US, who formally cast votes for the election of the president and vice president |
Judicial Branch | The court systems of local, state, and federal governments, responsible for interpreting the laws passed by the legislative branch and enforced by the executive branch. |
Check and Balances | A system that allows each branch of a government to amend or veto acts of another branch so as to prevent any one branch from exerting too much power |
Amendment | The process of altering or amending a law or document (such as a constitution) by parliamentary or constitutional procedure |
Federalist | A person who advocates or supports a system of government in which several states unite under a central authority. |
Anti-Federalist | A person who opposed the adoption of the U.S. Constitution |