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independence vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Bicameral | a legislature consisting of two parts or a house |
| Republic | a form of government in which citizens choose their leaders by voting |
| Ordinance | a law regulation or degree |
| Depreciate | to lessen or lose value |
| Depression | an economic state |
| Manumission | a grant of legal freedom for to an individual slave |
| Proportional | taxes the same amount of price |
| Compromise | a settlement of differences in which each side gives up something |
| Federalism | a system in which power is divided between the national and state governments |
| Legislative Branch | a branch of government that creates and passes laws |
| Executive Branch | a branch of government that controls the laws and states |
| Electoral College | a certain number of electors from each state |
| Judicial Branch | branches of government that decides if laws are carried out fairly |
| Check and Balances | a system that allows each brand of government to limit the powers of the other branches in order to prevent abuse of power |
| Amendment | the ability to change the a.o.c article of confederation |