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15 Cards in this Set
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autocracy
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one person holds unlimited political power
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oligarchy
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a small elite holds power to rule
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presidential government
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divides power between the branches
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free enterprise system
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based on private ownership, individual initiative, profit, and competition
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Supply and demand
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more goods, prices drop, less goods, prices rise
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The Virginia Plan
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called for three branches of articles
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The New Jersey Plan
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without separate branches and a unicameral legislature
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The Connecticut Compromise
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Called for two houses in Congress
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quorum
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majority of members
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Federalism
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The system of government in which a written constitution divides of government
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delegated powers
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powers given by the Constitution
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exectutive
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power to carry out the law
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exclusive powers
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those listed in the Constitution
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Legislature
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power to establish law
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judicial
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the power to interpret laws and settle disputes
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