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17 Cards in this Set
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veto
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to reject a bill and prevent it from becoming a law
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constitution
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a formal plan of government
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bicameral
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consisting of two houses, especially in a legislature
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republic
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a government in which citizens rule through elected representatives
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ordinance
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a law or regulation
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depreciate
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to fall in value
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depression
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a period of low economic activity and widespread unemployment
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proportional
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to be the same as or corresponding to
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compromise
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agreement between two or more sides in which each side gives up some of what it wants
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Enlightenment
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movement during the 1700s that spread the idea that knowledge, reason, and science could improve society
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federalism
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the sharing of power between federal and state governments
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legislative branch
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makes the laws
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executive branch
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carries out the laws
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judicial branch
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interprets the laws
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checks and balances
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the system in which each branch of government has a check on the other two branches so that no one branch becomes too powerful
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ratify
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to give official approval to
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amendment
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an addition to a formal document such as the constitution
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