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Chapter 7 Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Bicameral | 2 legislatures |
| Republic | Form of government where citizens rule through elected representatives |
| Ordinance | A law |
| Depreciate | Something that falls in value |
| Depression | When unemployment increases and economic activity slows |
| Manumission | The freeing of enslaved people |
| Proportional | Corresponding in size |
| Compromise | A settlement of a disagreement |
| Federalism | Distribution of power or sharing power |
| Legislative branch | Law making branch of government |
| Executive branch | Carries out laws |
| Electoral college | Elects president and vice president |
| Judicial branch | A court system |
| Check and balances | Each branch of government can check, or limit, the power of the other branches in order for 1 branch of government to not have too much power |
| Amendment federalist | People who supported the new constitution |
| Anti-federalist | People who opposed the new constitution |