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Government
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the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit.
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Public Policy
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the body of fundamental principles that underpin the operation of legal systems in each state.
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Democracy
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a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them, majority rule.
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State
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a politically organized body of people under a single government.
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Sovereign
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autonomous: (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces.
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Division of Powers
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the division of power between federal and regional governments is usually outlined in the constitution.
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Confederation
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a union of political organizations.
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Limited Government
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is a government outline where any more than minimal governmental intervention in personal liberties and the economy is not usually allowed by law, usually in a written Constitution.
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Representative Government
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A governing body of persons chosen by its citizens, often through election.
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Magna Carta
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the royal charter of political rights given to rebellious English barons by King John in 1215.
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Petition of Right
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was a remedy available to subjects to recover property from the Crown.
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English Bill of Rights
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1689, constitutional requirements of the crown.
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Bicameral
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In government, bicameralism (bi + Latin camera, chamber) is the practice of having two legislative or parliamentary chambers.
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Unicameral
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composed of one legislative body.
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Boycott
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a form of consumer activism involving the act of voluntarily abstaining from using, buying, or dealing with someone or some other.
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Repeal
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to put off; to force away (usually concerning magnets); to cause repulsion, cause dislike.
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Popular Sovereignty
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The political/legal principle that all legitimate political authority within a society derives ultimately from the will or, at least, from the generalized consent of the subject population. Government of, by, and for the people.
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Articles of Confederation
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a written agreement ratified in 1781 by the thirteen original states; it provided a legal symbol of their union by giving the central government .
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Ratification
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making something valid by formally ratifying or confirming it
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Virginia Plan
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A plan submitted to the Constitutional Convention that proposed a new form of government, not a mere revision of the Articles of Confederation. The plan envisioned a much stronger national government structured around three branches. James Madison prepared the initial draft.
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New Jersey Plan
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Each state equally represented. Unicameral congress with closely limited tax powers and regulated trade between states.
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Connecticut Compromise
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also known as the Great Compromise, was an agreement between large and small states reached during the Philadelphia Convention of 1787 that in part defined the legislative structure and representation that each state would have under the United States Constitution.
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Three-Fifths Compromise
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compromise suggesting that a slave can vote but a slave counts at 3/5 of a normal persons vote - 1 miss
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Federalists
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A term used to describe supporters of the Constitution during ratification debates in state legislatures.
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Anti-Federalists
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Opposed Ratification
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Quorum
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the minimum number of votes that a distributed transaction has to obtain in order to be allowed to perform an operation in a distributed system.(MAJORITY)
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Delegate
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a person representing an organization.
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