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25 Cards in this Set
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constitution |
a body of fundamental principles or established precedents to which a state or other organization is acknowledge to be governed |
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Republic |
a state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives and which has an elected on nominated president rather than a monarch |
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depression |
a long and severe recession in an economy or market |
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Great comprimise |
an agreement between large and small states in 1787 |
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Three fifths comprimise |
a compromise reached between delegates from southern states |
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Constitution |
the U.s. constitution |
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federalism |
the federal principle or system of government |
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Electoral college |
a process the founding fathers established |
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Checks and Balances |
used to keep the government from getting too powerful in one branch |
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cabinet |
a body of advisers to the presedent composed of the head of the executive departments of the government |
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Bill of rights |
the first 10 amendments to the us constitution, ratifies in 1791 |
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partisan |
a strong supporter of a part, cause, or person |
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Implied powers |
powers autherized by a document |
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states rights |
the rights and powers held by individual us states rather than by the federal government |
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Laissez- faire |
a policy or attitude of letting things take their own course without infering |
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louisiana purchase |
a land deal between the united sstates and france, the purchase costed 15 million dollars |
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neutral rights |
a neutral nation does nothing during a war or fight between countries |
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sectionalism |
restriction of interest to a narrow sphere, undue concern with local interests or pretty distinctions at the expense of general well-being |
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Missouri compromise |
an effort by congress to defuse the sectional and political rivalries triggered by the request of Missouri in late 1819 |
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industrial revolution |
was the transition to new manufacturing processes in the period from about 1760 to sometime between 1820 and 1840 |
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interchangeable parts |
identical components of weapon or object |
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patent |
a government authority or license conferring a right or title for a set period |
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factory system |
the factory first adopted in england at the beginning of industrial revolution in the late 18th centary |
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capitalism |
an economic and political system in which a countrys trade and industry are controlled by private owneres for profit |
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census |
an official count or survey of population, every 10 years |
