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Abolish |
To formally put an end to. |
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Loyalists |
Colonists who opposed American independence and remained loyal to Great Britain during the American Revolution. Also known as Tories. |
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natural law |
A higher, unchanging set of rules that govern human relations believed by the Founders to have come from "Nature and Nature's God" (from the Declaration of Independence). |
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Patriots |
Those Americans who supported the war for independence against Great Britain. |
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self- evident |
Easy for anyone to see; obvious. |
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unalienable rights |
Fundamental rights that every person has that cannot be taken away by government. This phrase was used in the Virginia Declaration of Rights and the Declaration of Independence. Also called inalienable rights. |
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constitutional government |
A government in which the powers of the ruler or rulers are limited by a constitution. |
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checks and balances |
A distribution and balancing of power among different branches of government so that no one branch is able to dominate the others. |
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executive branch |
The branch of government that carries out the laws made by the legislature. |
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representative |
A person elected to act and speak for others. |
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judicial branch |
The branch of government that interprets and applies the laws and settles disputes about them. |
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legislative branch |
The branch of government that makes the laws. |
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bill |
A proposed law given to the legislature for approval. |
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direct democracy |
A type of government in which the people themselves meet and make laws that they decide are needed. |
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representative government |
A system of government in which the people elect officials to make and administer laws for their country. |
