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The American Journey
"DMS" The American Journey Ch. 7
term | definition |
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Constitution | plan of government |
bicameral | two house legislatures to divide the power |
Republic | government in which citizens rule through elected representatives |
petition | an application (asking Congress to become a state) |
ordinance | law |
depreciate | to lose its value, become worthless |
depression | period when economic activity slowed and unemployment increased |
manumission | the freeing of individual enslaved persons |
proportional | corresponding in size |
compromise | agreement between two or more sides in which each side gives up some of what it wants |
Enlightenment | a movement in the 1700s that promoted (encouraged) getting knowledge, reason, and science as the means to improve society |
Federalism | sharing power between the federal and state governments |
Article | a part in the Constitution |
Legislative Branch | lawmaking branch of the government |
Executive Branch | headed by the president, to carry out the nation’s laws and policies |