Foundation of American Government Vocabulary
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| Direct Democracy | a system of government where all individuals are allowed to vote on issues
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| Monarchy | a system of government led by King or Queen
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| Representative Democracy | a system of government where individuals choose a delegate to represent their region by voting on all issues on their behalf
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| Natural Rights | individual human rights that should be guaranteed to all people
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| Social Contract Theory | an idea that the government and people have a mutual agreement
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| Mercantilism | a theory that a country should export more goods than they import to increase national wealth
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| Salutary Neglect | a time period in colonial when the English government allowed the colonies to operate mostly free from governmental rule/interference
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| Amend | to add or change
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| Ratify | to approve
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| Inalienable Rights | the rights of people that cannot be taken away by the government
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| Consent of the Governed | the government has the power only because the citizens give it to them
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| Popular Sovereignty | a Constitutional principle that means that the people ultimately hold all power to rule
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| Separation of Powers | division of governmental duties among the three branches of government
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| Rule of Law | every person has to follow the laws regardless of their position in society
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| Limited Government | the Constitution clearly states the powers of the government and does not allow them to exceed those powers
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| Federalism | division of governmental power among national , state, and local governments
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| Checks and Balances | each branch of government has powers that offset the powers of the other two branches to ensure that no branch becomes too powerful
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| Strict Interpetation | the idea that the Constitution is meant to be read literally
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| Loose Interpetation | the idea that the Constitution is meant to be interpreted differently over time
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| Bill of Rights | the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution
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