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20 Cards in this Set
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bill of rights
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document that lists freedoms the government promises to protect
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Amend
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change
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Bill
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proposed law
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Checks and Balances
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system set up by the Constitution in which each branch of the federal government has the power to check, or control, the actions of the other branches
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Constitution
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document that sets out the laws and principles of a government
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Execute
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carry
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Economic Depression
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period during which business activity slows, prices and wages fall and unemployment rises
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Legislative Branch
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part of a government that passes laws
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Bill of Rights
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first 10 amendments of the Constitution
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Executive Branch
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part of a government that carries out the laws
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Judicial Branch
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part of a government that decides of laws are carried out fairly
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Compromise
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settlement in which each side gives up some of its demands
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Republic
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nation in which voters elect representatives to govern them
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Separation of powers
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system in which the power of a government is divided among separated branches
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Federalism
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division of power between the states and the national government
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Electoral college
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group of electors from each states that meets every four years to vote for the President and Vice President
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Veto
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reject
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Override
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overrule. Congress can override a President's veto if two thirds of both houses vote to do so
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Impeach
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bring formal changes against an official such as the President
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Due Process
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right of every citizen to the same fair rules in all cases brought to them
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