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FRIDAY
Term | Definition |
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Bicameral | government : having, consisting of, or based on two legislative chambers |
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 the price or estimated value of |
Depression | a state of feeling sad |
Manumission | formal emancipation from slavery |
Proportional | a number or quantity in a proportion |
Compromise | settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions |
Federalism | often capitalized : the distribution of power in an organization (such as a government) between a central authority and the constituent |
Legislative Branch | belonging to the branch of government that is charged with such powers as making laws, levying and collecting taxes, and making financial appropriations |
Electoral College | a body of electors especially : one that elects the president and vice president of the U.S. |
Judicial Branch | of or relating to a judgment, the function of judging, the administration of justice, or the judiciary |
Amendment | the process of altering or amending a law or document (such as a constitution) by parliamentary or constitutional procedure |
Federalist | often capitalized : an advocate of a federal union between the American colonies after the Revolution and of the adoption of the U.S. Constitution |
Anti-Federalist | a person who opposed the adoption of the U.S. Constitution |