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the federal principle or system of government.
historical:a system of government in which entities such as states or provinces share power with a national government.

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counterbalancing influences by which an organization or system is regulated, typically those ensuring that political power is not concentrated in the hands of individuals or groups.
historical:a system that allows each branch of a government to amend or veto acts of another branch so as to prevent any one branch from exerting too much power.

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an act of vesting the legislative, executive, and judicial powers of government in separate bodies.
historical:A fundamental principle of the United States government, whereby powers and responsibilities are divided among the legislative branch, executive branch, and judicial branch.

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an Act of Congress signed into law by US President George W. Bush on October 26, 2001.
historical:Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001.

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fair treatment through the normal judicial system, especially as a citizen's entitlement.
historical def:The Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution each contain a Due Process Clause.

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ccccthe right of a government or its agent to expropriate private property for public use, with payment of compensation.

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granting Congress the power to pass all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the enumerated list of powers.
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the clause in the First Amendment of the US Constitution that prohibits the establishment of religion by Congress.
Historical: it meant prohibiting state-sponsored churches, such as the Church of England.

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review by the US Supreme Court of the constitutional validity of a legislative act.

Historical def:The principle by which courts can declare acts of either the executive branch or the legislative branch unconstitutional.

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the restriction of the arbitrary exercise of power by subordinating it to well-defined and established laws.

Historical Def:Authority or influence in law.

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the quality of being patriotic; vigorous support for one's country.

Historical def:love for or devotion to one's country.

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a state of disorder due to absence or nonrecognition of authority.

historical definition:   political and social disorder due to the absence of governmental control: The death of the king was followed by a year of anarchy.

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a system of government by one person with absolute power.

historical definition: the government or power of an absolute monarch. a nation, state, or community ruled by an autocrat.

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relating to society or its organization.

historical definition:  history that concentrates upon the social, economic, and cultural institutions of a people.

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a political theory derived from Karl Marx, advocating class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs.

historical definition: Communism was an economic-political philosophy founded by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels in the second half of the 19th century.

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a form of government with a monarch at the head.

historical definition: rules a kingdom or empire.

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a system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god.

historical definition:  a form of government in which God or a deity is recognized as the supreme civil ruler, the God's or deity's laws being interpreted by the ecclesiastical authorities.

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a small group of people having control of a country, organization, or institution.

historical definition:  a form of government run by a small number of people such as wealthy landowners, royalty or powerful military figures.

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government by a dictator.

historical definition: A dictatorship is a government or a social situation where one person makes all the rules and decisions without input from anyone else.

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A legally recognized subject or national of a state or commonwealth, either native or naturalized. \

Historical definition: a inhabitant of a city or town

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the study of the rights and duties of citizenship.

Historical:teach you about the rights granted to citizens, as well as their responsibilities, such as serving on juries and engaging in the political process.

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the admittance of a foreigner to the citizenship of a country.

historical definition:the legal act or process by which a non-citizen in a country may acquire citizenship or nationality of that country.

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a moral or legal obligation; a responsibility.

historical definition:  something that one is expected or required to do by moral or legal obligation.

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that which is morally correct, just, or honorable.

Historical definition: Human rights are norms that help to protect all people everywhere from severe political, legal, and social abuses.

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the state or fact of having a duty to deal with something or of having control over someone.

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a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives.

historical definition:  government by the people; a form of government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by them or by their elected agents under a free electoral system.