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government
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A system of leaders and laws for making decisions for a community, state, or region.
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constitution
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A plan of government
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democracy
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A form of government in which the people rule by making decisions themselves or by electing people to make decisions for them.
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republic
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A form of government in which people select their leaders.
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legislative branch
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The lawmaking branch of the government.
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executive branch
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A branch of government whose main job is to see that laws passed by the legislative branch are carried out.
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judicial branch
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A branch of government whose main job is to see that that laws are carried out fairly.
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checks and balances
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A system that gives each branch of he government different powers so that each can keep the powers of the of the others from becoming too great.
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majority rule
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A way of deciding something in which whoever gets the most votes wins.
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