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ball stack chapter 7
us history chapter 7
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Bicameral | a government body with two separate chambers or houses |
| 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 | a law set forth by a governmental authority |
| Depreciate | to deduct from taxable income a portion of the original cost of (a business asset) over several years as the value of the asset decreases |
| Depression | 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 | formal emancipation from slavery |
| Proportional | regulated or determined in size or degree with reference to proportions |
| Compromise | settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions |
| Legislative Branch | a branch of the goverment |
| Executive Branch | a branch of the goverment |
| Judicial Branch | a branch of the goverment |
| Electoral College | one that elects the president and vice president of the U.S. |
| Check and Balances | each branch of goverment is equial |
| 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 |
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