Ch 8 Vocabulary
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| bicermal | having two separate lawmaking chambers P227
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| amendment | a change, correction, or improvement added to a document P248
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| depreciate | to fall in value P232
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| manumission | the freeing of individual enslaved persons P236
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| ordinance | a law P229
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| judicial Branch | the branch of government that includes the courts that settle disputes and questions of the law P247
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| federalism | sharing power between the federal and state governments P244
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| constitutional republic | a government in which citizens rule through elected representatives, according to a plan of government P247
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| checks and balances | a system by which each branch of government limits power of other branches P247
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| depression | a period when economic activity slows and unemployment increases P234
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| compromise | a settlement of a dispute by each party giving up some demands P240
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| electoral college | the special group of electors to vote for President and Vice President P247
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| executive branch | the branch of government that executes, or carries out, the law; headed by the President P246
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| proportional | having the proper size in relation to other objects or items P228
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| legislative branch | the lawmaking branch of government P246
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