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Chapter 7 Vocab
More Perfect Union
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Bicameral | Having,consisting of, or base on two legislative chambers |
| Republic | a government in which the power belongs to a body of citizens entitled to vote and is exercised by the leaders and representatives elected by those citizens to govern according to law |
| Ordinance | an authoritative decree or direction |
| Depreciate | to lower the price or estimated value of |
| Depression | a long-lasting period of greatly reduced general economic activity marked especially by widespread unemployment and declines in trade and production and often by deflation |
| Manumission | The act of freeing slaves |
| Proportional | a tax in which the tax rate remains constant regardless of the amount of the tax base |
| compromise | To come to an agreement where both parties give something |
| federalism | the distribution of power in an organization (such as a government) between a central authority and the constituent |
| Legislative branch | A branch in the government that is charged with the power of making laws and tax collection |