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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