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15 Cards in this Set
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Government
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the authority, or power, that rules on behalf of a group of people.
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Dictator (Dictatorship)
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a form of government in which all power is in the hands of one person or a group of persons.
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Monarchy
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a form of government in which a king, queen, prince (a monarch) rules and sometimes is in charge of the government.
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Laws
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All the rules of conduct of a nation that are enforced by government.
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Constitution
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a written plan of government for a nation.
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Ideals
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basic beliefs or standards of conduct that people attempt to live up to.
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Declaration of Independence
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a key document of American freedom, adopted on July 4, 1776, declaring the 13 American colonies to be free and independent of Great Britain.
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Articles of Confederation:
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our nation’s first written plan of government, in effect from 1781 to 1789.
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Delegates
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representatives who were chosen to attend the Constitutional Convention.
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Constitutional Convention
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the meeting in Philadelphia in 1787 at which the Constitution of the United States was written.
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Founding Fathers
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The men who founded the U.S. by writing/ adopting the Constitution.
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Parliament
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the lawmaking body of Great Britain.
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Bicameral
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a lawmaking body consisting of two houses.
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Unicameral
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a lawmaking body consisting of one house.
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Great Compromise
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the agreement reached by the Constitutional Convention that all states should have equal representation in the Senate and be represented according to the size of their population in the house.
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