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55666155Representative governmentGovernment where people elect others to speak and act on their behalf0
55666156AmendmentsAn official change to a law or document of gov't1
55666157RatifyTo officially approve2
55666158VetoPower of the President to reject a bill passed by Congress3
55666159UnconstitutionalActions or laws contrary to the Constitution as determined by the courts4
55666160NullifyTo declare something to be w/o power or effect; to disregard the power of something as in the Nullification Crisis5
55666161CitizensMember of a country6
55666162Unalienable RightsRights that can't be taken away or surrendered7
55666163Democracy (democratic society)Form of government in which citizens rule, either directly or by choosing leaders to rule, usually through voting8
55666164Limited GovernmentType of gov't where, through law, some control is placed on leadership's power such as a democracy9
55666165Unlimited GovernmentGovernment in which leaders rule w/o any restrictions such as a dictatorship or other totalitarian government10
55666166SuffrageThe right to vote and the exercise of that right11
55666167Landmark CaseKey decisions by the courts that interpret the law such as Brown vs. Board of Education which led to the integration or Marbury vs. Madison which led to judicial review12
55666168ParliamentThe law-making assembly in Great Britain (England) and other parliamentary democracies13

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