Unit 4 Constitution and Government

U.S. History Key Terms

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limitation

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majority rule

• Definition: The belief that the greater number of people should exercise greater power and get to make the decisions.

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federalism

• Definition: The sharing of power between a central government and the states that make up a country.

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popular sovereignty

• Definition: The idea or belief that all political power belongs to the people and the government exists only to serve the people.

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due process• Definition: The idea that

laws and legal (court) system must be fair. The Constitution guarantees that the government cannot take away a person's basic rights without following certain rules to ensure fairness.

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ratify

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compromise

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balance

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amend

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precedent

• Definition: An action or decision that happened before and is now used as an example or reason for doing something.

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legislate

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impeach

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