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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| bicameral | having 2 separate lawmaking chambers. |
| republic | a government which rule through elected representives. |
| ordinance | a law |
| depreciate | to fall in value |
| depression | 5 a period when economic activity slows and unemployment increases. |
| manumission | the freeing of individual enslaved persons |
| 8 compromise | compromise means a settlement of a dispute by each party giving up some demands |
| 10 legitslative branch | Legislative branch means lawmaking branch of the government |
| 11 excutive branch | executive branch means branch of government that executes or carries out the law headed by the president |
| 12 electoral college | electoral college means special group of electors chosen to vote for president and vice president |
| 13 judicial branch | judicial branch means the branch of government that includes the courts that settle disputes and questions of the law |
| checks and balances | checks and balances means a system by which each branch of government limits power of other branches |
| amendment | amendment means a chance correction or improvement added to a document |
| proportional | having the proper size in relation to other objects or items |