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- Republic
- A country that has a government in which power is held by the people who elect representatives. Category : Policy, people, documents
- Checks and Balances
- the distribution and balancing of power among different branches of government so that no one branch is able to dominate the other.
- Thomas Jefferson
- Chief drafter of the Declaration of independence; made the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 and sent out the Lewis and Clark expedition to explore it.
- Constitution
- A set of the customs, traditions, rules and laws that set forth the way a government is organized and d operated.
- Natural Rights
- The idea that people have the basic rights-life,liberty, and property, Government is created to protect these rights
- Political Party
- Any organization that seeks to achieve political power by electing members to public office as that their ideas can be reflected in public policies.
- Seperation of Powers
- The division of power among the different branches of government in the U.S.
- Democracy
- A form of government in which political power is exercised by all citizens, either directly, or through elected representatives.
- Citizen
- A person who is a legal member of a nation, country, or other self-governing community.
- Region
- a large area of a state or country, usually without exact borders.
- James Madison
- Chief creator of the United States Constitution, Father of the Constitution.
- Consent
- To agree and accept something, approve of something, or allow something to take place
- Analyze
- To examine or think about something carefully in order to understand it.
- Mayflower Compact
- An agreement to form a political body, signed in 1620, signers agreed to install "just and equal" laws in their government