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16 Cards in this Set
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legislative |
the lawmaking branch of government |
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executive |
branch of government that executes out the law headed by the president |
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judicial |
branch of government that includes the courts that settle disputes and question of law. |
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federalist |
supporter of federal government |
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anti federalist |
not a supporter of the federal government |
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impeach |
to change a public official formally with misconduct in office |
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precedent |
something done or said that becomes n example for others to follow |
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checks and balances |
a system in which each branch of government limits power of other branches |
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constitution |
a list of fudemental laws to support a government |
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federalism |
sharing power between the federal and government states |
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republic |
a country represented buy governed represenetives |
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amendment |
a change correction to improvement added to a document |
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veto |
to reject a bill an prevent it from becoming a law |
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ratify |
yo approve official |
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article |
seperate part of a document |
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compromise |
a settlement of a dispute by each party giving up some demands a settlement of disagreement |
