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7254038162ConstitutionWritten plan for government0
7254038163Judicial powerThe power to decide the meaning of laws1
7254038164StateA group of people living in a territory with recognized borders2
7254038165Executive powerThe power to carry out the laws3
7254038166Public policyLaws and goals a government follows or pursues4
7254038167Legislative powerThe right to make laws5
7254038168DemocracyMeans "rule by the people"6
7254038169CompromiseWhen each side gives up some demands7
7254038170Majority ruleBelief that the largest group will be right more often then wrong8
7254038171VotingA responsibility of a citizen9
7254038172CitizenSomeone with certain rights and responsibilities in a state10
7254038173free enterprise systemBased on private ownership and the desire for profit11
7254038174PoliticsThe process in which a society chooses its rulers12
7254038175PopulationA characteristic of every state13
7254038176Establish justiceA phrase in the preamble of the constitution that means that laws should be reasonable, fair, and impartial14
7254038177Those who participateA way governments are classified15
7254038178Representative democracyThe same as government by popular consent or indirect democracy16
7254038179Equal OpportunityEquality in a democracy17
7254038180DemocracyAnother term for free enterprise in the United States18
7254038181By compromiseThe way differences are usually settled in a democracy19

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