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History flashcards
These are my history flashcards
Question | Answer |
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Bicameral | Its having consisting of two groups of congress. |
republic | Its a form goverment |
Ordinance | an authoritative decree |
Depreciate | to lower esteem |
Depression | feeling sad and there is nothing you can really do about it. |
Manumission | formal slavery |
Proportional | corresponding in size, or degree |
Compromise | to expose to suspicion, discredit, or mischief |
Federalism | the distribution of an organization between a central authority |
Legislative Branch | the upper house of a British legislature |
Executive Branch | a council that exercises supreme executive power |
Electoral College | a group of electors |
Judicial Branch | a governmental agency composed of judges and lawyers to establish study and make recommendations to the legislature on laws. |
Check and Balances | a system that allows each branch of a government has the same amount of power |
Amendment | an alteration proposed or effected by this process |
Federalist | a federal union between the American colonies after the adoption of the U.S. Constitution |
Anti-Federalist | a person who opposed the adoption of the U.S. Constitution |
Fav game: | I liked the snowman game. |