

Government and Political Terms
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Social Studies
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9th Grade
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Hard
Gevon Sutherland
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1.
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Bicameral
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A legislative body having two branches or chambers.
2.
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Inferior courts
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Courts of lower authority than the Supreme Court.
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Popular Sovereignty
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The principle that the authority of a state and its government is created and sustained by the consent of its people.
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Limited Government
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A political system where the legalized force is restricted through delegated and enumerated powers.
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Rule of Law
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The principle that all people and institutions are subject to and accountable to the law that is fairly applied and enforced.
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Separation of Powers
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An act of vesting the legislative, executive, and judicial powers of government in separate bodies.
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Checks and balances
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Counterbalancing influences by which an organization or system is regulated.
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