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independence vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| bicameral | having two separate lawmaking chambers. |
| depreciate | fallen in value. |
| republic | a government in which citizens rule through elected representatives. |
| ordinance | a law. |
| depression | a period when economic activity slows and unemployment increases. |
| compromise | is a settlement of a dispute by each party giving up some demands. |
| manumission | the freeing of an individual enslaved persons. |
| proportional | being the same size as another object or thing. |
| federalism | sharing power between the federal and state governments |
| legislative branch | the lawmaking branch of the government. |
| executive branch | the branch of government that carries out the law. its headed by the president. |
| Electoral College | A special group of electors chosen to vote for president and vice president. |
| judicial branch | the branch of government that includes the courts that settle disputes and questions of the law |
| checks and balances | a system by which each branch of government limits power of other branches |
| amendment | (something added to a document. |