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Nityasri Kasula Ch7
Chapter 7 More Perfect Union Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Bicameral | government : having, consisting of |
| Republic | a government having a chief of state who is not a monarch and who in modern times is usually a president |
| Ordinance | an authoritative decree or direction |
| Depreciate | to lower in honor or esteem |
| Depression | a period of low general economic activity marked especially by rising levels of unemployment |
| Manumission | formal emancipation from slavery |
| Proportional | corresponding in size, degree, or intensity |
| Compromise | settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions |
| Federalism | the distribution of power in an organization |
| Legislative Branch | the body with the legislative power to make laws. |
| Executive Branch | The executive branch carries out and enforces laws. It includes the president, vice president, and the Cabinet. |
| Electoral College | a body of electors, especially one that elects the president and vice president of the U.S. |
| Judicial Branch | The judicial branch of the U.S. government is the system of federal courts and judges that interprets laws |
| Checks 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 | a minor change or addition designed to improve a text, piece of legislation, etc. ALSO an article added to the US Constitution |