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Independence vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| republic | a government in which citizens rule through elected representatives |
| ordinance | law |
| depriciate | to fall in value |
| depression | a period when economic activity slows and unemployment increases |
| manumission | the freeing of individual enslaved people |
| proportional | having the proper size in relation to other objects or items |
| federalism | sharing power between the federal state and state governemnts |
| amendment | a change correction or improvement added to a document |
| compromise | a settlement of a dispute by each party giving up some demands |
| legislative branch | lawmaking branch of government |
| executive branch | branch of government that executes or carries out the law headed by the president |
| electoral collage | 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 |
| check and balances | a system by which each branch of government limits power of other branches |