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vocabulary
acos 0.4 esl vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Popular sovereignty | Government subject to the will of the people before the civil war, the idea that people living in a territory had the right to decide by voting if slavery would be allowed there |
| Federalism | Political system in which power is divided between the national and state government |
| Separation of powers | Government principle in which power is divided among different branches |
| Legislative branch | A branch of government that makes the nation's laws |
| Executive branch | Branch of government that implements and enforces laws |
| Judicial branch | Branch of government that interprets laws and renders judgment in cases involving those laws |
| Checks and balance | the system in which each branch of government has that ability to limit the power of the other branches to prevent any from becoming too powerful |
| Impeach | To formally charge a public official with misconduct in office |
| Amendments | A change to the constitution |
| Veto | Power of the chief executive to reject laws passed by the legislature |