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independence Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Republic | a government in which citizens rule through elected representative. |
| Ordinance | law. |
| Depreciate | to fall in value. |
| Depression | a period when economic activity slows and unemployment increases. |
| Manumission | the freeing 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 government. |
| legislative branch | lawmaking branch of government. |
| executive branch | branch of government that executes, or carries out, the law; headed by the president. |
| electoral college | special group of electors chosen to vote for president and vice president. |
| judicial branch | the branch of government that includes the court that settle dispute and question of the law. |
| check and balances | a system by which branch of government limits power of other branches. |
| amendment | a change, correction, or improvement added to a document. |