click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
chapter 7
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| bicameral | having two separate lawmaking chambers |
| republic | a government in which citizens rule through elected representiti |
| ordinance | law |
| depreciate | to fall in value |
| depression | a period when economic activity slows and unemployment increases |
| manumission | the freeing of individual enslaved persons |
| propotional | having the proper size in relation to other objects or items |
| compromise | a settlement of a dispute by each party giving up some demands |
| federalism | sharing power between the federal and state goverments |
| executive branch | branch of government that excuse or carries out the law headed by the president |
| electoral college | special groups of electors chosen to vote for president and vice president |
| judicial branch | the branch of government that includes the courts that settle disputes and questions of law |
| 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 |