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independence vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| bicameral | legislatures to divide the work of the government even further |
| republic | a government in which citizens rule through elected representives |
| Ordinance | or law that set up the process to survey and sell lands of the north of the Ohio river. |
| Depreciate | or fallen in value so far that is was worth noting |
| Depression | a period when economic activity slows and unemployment increases. |
| Manumission | freeing individual slaves |
| Proportional | corresponding in size to the population of each state |
| Compromise | a settlement of a dispute by each party giving up demands. |
| Federalism | sharing power between the federal and state governments |
| Legislative Branch | a law making branch of the government |
| Executive Branch: | to carry out the nations laws and policies |
| Electoral College | elects the president and the vice president |
| Judicial Branch: | the nations power resides in one supreme court |