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ACOS 1.0 Vocabulary
A New Nation
| 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 governments. |
| 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 balances | The system in which each branch of government has the 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. |