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American Government - Coggle Diagram
American Government
government: the governing body of a nation, state, or community.
function of government: providing leadership, maintaining order, providing public services, providing national security, providing economic security, and providing economic assistance.
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Popular Sovereignty: Popular sovereignty is the principle that the authority of a state and its government are created and sustained by the consent of its people, through their elected representatives, who are the source of all political power.
Checks and Balances: counterbalancing influences by which an organization or system is regulated, typically those ensuring that political power is not concentrated in the hands of individuals or groups.
Constitution: a body of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is acknowledged to be governed
Ratify: sign or give formal consent to (a treaty, contract, or agreement), making it officially valid.
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