Chapter 9 vocabulary

A change or revision to a legal document

• democratic republic

• democracy

• Bill of Rights

• amendment

having two lawmaking houses (chambers)

• democracy

• bill of rights

• bicameral

• amendment

the first 10 amendments (changes) to the United State Constitution

• Bill of Rights

• US Constitution

• Declaration of Independence

• Legislative Branch

system in which the each of the 3 branches can check the power of other branches. Making it so one branch doesn't get too powerful

• Branch limitation
• Checks and balances
• Separation of powers
• Power distribution

political system in which the people hold the power

• dictatorship
• oligarchy
• democracy
• monarchy

political system in which the power to govern comes from the people through elected representatives

• democracy

• autocracy
• oligarchy
• democratic republic

form of government where power is shared between a central authority and related parts. Power is shared between federal government and state governments

• monarchy
• dictatorship
• federal system

• anarchy

main responsibility of the Supreme court. Review laws and policies to determine if they are constitutional

• Executive Branch

• Judicial Review

• Judicial Branch

• Democracy

a group of people with similar political ideas who organize to gain power

• political organization
• political movement
• political alliance
• political party

the introduction to the US Constitution

• declaration of independence

• the preamble

• the postamble

• Article 1 .