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A change or addition designed to improve a text, piece of legislation, etc.
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A separate clause or paragraph of a legal document or agreement, typically one outlining a single rule or regulation.
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The first term amendments in the U.S. Constitution
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A form of government in which a state is ruled by representatives of the citizen body.
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A system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives.
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Relating to a form of government or a country in which power is divided between one central and several state governments.
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A person who shapes or creates a concept, plan, or system.
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The branch of government charged with the interpretation of laws and the administration of justice.
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This branch makes all laws, declares war, regulates interstate and foreign commerce and controls taxing and spending policies.
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This branch carries out and enforces laws; includes the president, vice president, the Cabinet, executive departments, and others.
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The action of signing or giving formal consent to a treaty, contract, or agreement, making it officially valid.
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To control or supervise by means of rules and regulations.
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The action or process of inheriting a title, office, property, etc.
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Having two branches or chambers.
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Types of these include income, corporate, capital gains, property, inheritance, and sales.
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The funds or revenue of a government, corporation, or institution.
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The crime of attacking a state authority to which one owes allegiance.
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The power of the President to refuse to approve a bill or joint resolution and thus prevent its enactment into law.
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The group of presidential electors required by the Constitution to form every four years for the sole purpose of appointing the president and vice president.
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Composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
