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14 Cards in this Set
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Republic |
a form of government run by electedrepresentatives; a government in which the people elect representatives to makegovernmental decisions |
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Annexation |
the incorporating of a country orterritory into another country or territory |
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Manifest Destiny |
the belief popular in the United Statesin the 1800s that the country must expand its boundaries to the Pacific Ocean@ |
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Ceded |
to give up (power or territory) |
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Public Debt |
the amount of money a nation's governmentowes |
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Public Land |
land owned by the government/body> |
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Limited Government |
constitutional principle that ensures that government powers are limited in order to protect individual rights |
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Checks and Balances |
constitutional principle that gives each branch of government the ability to limit the power of other branches |
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Federalism |
a form of government in which power is divided between the federal, or national, government and state governments |
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Separation of Powers |
constitutional principle that divides power among different branches of government |
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Popular Sovereignty |
rule by the people |
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Judicial |
having the power to interpret and apply laws |
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Legislative |
having the power to make laws |
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Executive |
having the power to enforce and carry out laws |
