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Representative Democracy
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A legislature composed of individuals who represent the population
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Colonists of Jamestown implemented this
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Natural rights
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Rights held to be inherent in natural law, not dependent on governments. John Locke stated that natural laws being superior to human law, specifies certain rights of " life liberty and property" . These rights Altered to become " life liberty and the pursuit of happiness" are asserted in the Declaration of Independence
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Declaration of Independence
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Social Contract
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A voluntary agreement among individuals to secure their rights and welfare by creating a government and abiding by its rules
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Unicameral Legislature
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A legislature with only one legislative chamber as opposed to a bicameral (two chamber) legislature such as the U.S. Congress. Today Nebraska is the only state in the union with a unicameral legislature .
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Confederation
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A political system in which states or regional governments retain ultimate authority expect for those powers they expressly delegate to the central government
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State
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A group of people occupying a specific area and organized under one government. It may be either a nation or a subunit of a nation
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Bicameral Legislature
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A legislature made up of two parts, called chambers. The U.S. Congress , composed of the House of Representatives and the senate is a bicameral legislature
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Supremacy Doctrine
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A doctrine that asserts the priority of a national law over state laws. This principle is stated in the article vi of the constitution.
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Great compromise
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The comprise between the New Jersey and the Virginia plans that created one camber of the congress based on the population and one chamber representing Each state equally; also called the Connecticut compromise
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Separation of Powers
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The principle of dividing governmental powers among different branches of the government
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Madisonian Model
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A structure of government proposed by James Madison in which the powers of the government are separated into three branches: executive legislative and the judicial
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Checks and Balances
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A major political principle of the American system of government whereby each branch of government can check the actions of the others
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Electoral college
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A group of persons called the electors that officially elects the president and the Vice President of the United States. The electors are selected by the voters in each state and the District of Columbia
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Ratification
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Formal Approval
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Federalist
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An individual who was in favor of the adoption of the U.S. Constitution and the creation of a federal union with a sting central government
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Anti federalist
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An individual who opposed the ratification of the new constitution in 1787. The anti federalist were opposed to a strong central government
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Judicial review
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The power of the Supreme Court or any court to examine and possible declare unconstitutional federal or state laws and other acts of government
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