Vocab Flashcard #6

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Preamble

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an introduction or preface to a document such as the Declaration of Independence or U.S. Constitution.

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Republic

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a government in which citizens elect representatives to make decisions about the law for all the people.

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Responsibility

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to be aware of and accountable for something within one’s power or control.

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Rights

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a moral or legal entitlement to take a certain action.

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Rules

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prescribed guide for conduct or action; an accepted procedure, custom or habit

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Separation of Powers: all citizens are held accountable to the same rules as established by government law.

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all citizens are held accountable to the same rules as established by government law.

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Sectionalism

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an exaggerated concern for local or regional interests as opposed to concern for the interests of the whole.

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Senate

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the upper house of the United States Congress, which contains two members per state.

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Rule of law

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all citizens are held accountable to the same rules as established by government law.

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State-building

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developing the political body of a geographic area.