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Independence vocab
| 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 | communities or geographical areas with long-term economic hardship and a severe, prolonged decline in the national economy. |
| Manumission | the act or process of manumitting |
| 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 (such as a government) between a central authority and the constituent |
| Legislative Branch | the branch of government responsible for making laws |