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Independence Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Bicameral | Having two separate lawmaking chambers. |
| Republic | A government in which citizens rule through elected representatives. |
| Ordinance | Law |
| Depreciate | To fall in value. |
| Depression | A period when economic activity slows and unemployment increases. |
| Manumission | The feeling of individual enslaved persons |
| Proportional | 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 governments |
| legislative branch | lawmaking branch of government |
| Electoral College | special group 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 the 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. |