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Chapter 7 vocabulary
for Vocab-quiz
Question | Answer |
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bicameral | having two separate lawmaking chambers |
republic | a government in which citizens rule through elected representatives |
abandon | to give up |
ordinance | law |
clause | a special condition in a formal document |
depreciate | to fall in value |
depression | a period when economic activity slows and unemployment increases |
manumission | he freeing of individual enslaved persons |
convention | meeting |
amend | to change or revise |
proportional | having the proper size in relation to other objects or items |
compromise | a settlement of a dispute by each party giving up some demands |
tradition | longstanding cultural belief or practice |
federalism | sharing power between the federal and state governments |
legislative branch | lawmaking branch of government |
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 |
judicial branch | power of the court to judge whether or not actions of other branches are constitutional |
reside | the exist in |
checks and balances | a system by which each branch of government limits power of other branches |
amendment | a change, correction, or improvement added to a document |