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Independence Vocab
3rd Hour
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Bicameral | having, consisting of, or based on two legislative chambers |
| Republic | a government in which the power belongs to a body of citizens entitled to vote and is exercised by the leaders and representatives elected by those citizens to govern according to law |
| Ordinance | an authoritative decree or direction |
| Depreciate | to lower in honor or esteem |
| Depression | a long-lasting period of greatly reduced general economic activity marked especially by widespread unemployment and declines in trade and production and often by deflation |
| Manumission | the act or process of manumitting |
| Proportional | a number or quantity in a proportion |
| Compromise | settlement of differences by arbitration or 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 | belonging to the branch of government that is charged with such powers as making laws, levying and collecting taxes, and making financial appropriations |
| Executive Branch | belonging to the branch of government that is charged with such powers as diplomatic representation, superintendence of the execution of the laws, and appointment of officials and that usually has some power over legislation (as through veto) |
| Electoral College | of or relating to election |
| Judicial Branch | belonging to the branch of government that is charged with trying all cases that involve the government and with the administration of justice within its jurisdiction |
| Check & Balances | a system that allows each branch of a government to amend, override, or veto acts of another branch so as to prevent any one branch from exerting too much power or power beyond its authority |
| Amendment | the process of altering or amending a law or document (such as a constitution) by parliamentary or constitutional procedure |