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| 10706840169 | Democracy | Government by the people, with free and frequent elections. | 0 | |
| 10706845578 | Direct Democracy | Citizens vote on laws and select officials directly. | 1 | |
| 10706857663 | Direct Primary | an election in which voters choose party nominees | 2 | |
| 10706870378 | Initiative | A procedure by which voters can propose a law or a constitutional amendment. | 3 | |
| 10706882728 | Referendum | Submitting to popular vote measures passed by the legislative. | 4 | |
| 10707108034 | Recall | Submitting to popular vote the removal of a government official. | 5 | |
| 10707114199 | Representative Democracy | A system of government in which citizens elect representatives, or leaders, to make decisions about the laws for all the people. | 6 | |
| 10707173735 | Federalists | Supporters of ratification of the Constitution and of a strong central government. | 7 | |
| 10707180529 | Antifederalists | Opponents of ratification of the Constitution and of a strong central government, generally. | 8 | |
| 10707183145 | Federalist Papers | A collection of 85 articles written by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison under the name "Publius" to defend the Constitution in detail. | 9 | |
| 10707185784 | majority rule | Governance according to the preferences of the majority. | 10 | |
| 10707191575 | Majority vs. Plurality | majority- 50% +1 plurality- whoever gets the most | 11 | |
| 10707194916 | pluralist democracy | government by people operating through competing interest groups | 12 | |
| 10707200730 | Recall | procedure whereby voters can remove an elected official from office | 13 | |
| 10707215211 | Bicameralism | The principle of a two-house legislature. | 14 |
