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Independence vocab.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Bicameral | When there are two houses in a government |
| Republic | A type of government where the citizens vote on their leaders |
| Ordinance | A law |
| Depreciate | When something goes down in value over time |
| Depression | A long lasting period of high unemployment and less economic activity |
| Manumission | The freeing of enslaved people |
| Proportional | When the number of citizens relates to the number of representatives |
| Compromise | When each side gives something up to come to an agreement |
| Federalism | A system where national and state government share power |
| Legislative branch |