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American Government
Final
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Government | those institutions and officials whose purpose it is write & enact laws & enforce public policy |
| Democracy | To Americans, a government where authority is based on the consent & will of the majority |
| Power | The capacity & ability to influence the behavior and choices of others through the use of politically relevant resources |
| declaration of independence | the document declaring the colonies to be free & independent states & also articulating the fundamental principles under which the new nation would be governed that was adopted by the second continental congress in july 1776 |
| Bicameral | Refers to a legislature that is divided into two separate houses, such as the U.S. Congress |
| Full faith & credit | The requirement, found in Article IV of the constitution, that each state respect in all ways the acts, records, & judicial proceedings of the other states. |
| Republicanism | A doctrine of government in which decisions are made by elected or appointed officials who are answerable to the people , not directly by the people themselves. |
| Check & balances | the principle that let the executive, legislative, & judicial branches share some responsibilities & gives each branch some control over the others activities. |
| Judicial Review | The power of the courts to declare acts of congress to be in conflict with the constitution. |
| Myth of majority | is generally used to refer to the opinion held about any issue by a majority of the people, cant find a single majority of opinion is often unclear unstable nonexistence |
| Public public opinion | The collective preferences expressed by people on political issues, policies, institutions & individuals |
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