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independant vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Bicameral: | having, consisting of, or based on two legislative chambers (see chamber entry 1 sense 4a) |
| 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 : order |
| Depreciate: | to lower in honor or esteem |
| Depression: | an act of depressing or a state of being depressed: such as |
| Manumission | the act or process of manumitting especially : formal emancipation from slavery |
| Proportional: | corresponding in size, degree, or intensity |
| Compromise: | settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions |
| Legislative Branch: | The legislative branch is the branch of government responsible for making laws |
| Executive Branch: | The executive branch is one of the three branches of the U.S. government, responsible for enforcing and carrying out the laws |
| Electoral College: | a body of electors |
| Judicial Branch: | The judicial branch is one of three branches of the U.S. government that interprets laws and administers justice through the court system |
| Check and Balances: | a system where governmental branches (legislative, executive, and judicial) share and limit each other's power to prevent any one from becoming too powerful |
| Amendment: | the process of altering or amending a law or document (such as a constitution) by parliamentary or constitutional procedure |
| Federalism: | the distribution of power in an organization (such as a government) between a central authority and the constituent (see constituent entry 2 sense 1) units |