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American Government
10th Amendment :
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
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Natural Rights
People have certain inalienable rights, including Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.
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Constitution (1787)
fundamental law of the U.S. federal government, setting forth the three principal branches of the federal government and outlining their jurisdictions
Civic Duty
defense, immigration, foreign affairs and trade, postal services, taxes including income taxes and the federal goods and services tax.
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Ratify
sign or give formal consent to (a treaty, contract, or agreement), making it officially valid.
Republicanism
Not a direct democracy, elect people to represent us. Voters hold the sovereign power and elect representatives to exercise power for them
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Checks and Balances
each of the three branches of government exercises some control over the others, sharing power among them
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Bill of Rights (1791)
Spells out Americans' rights in relation to their government. It guarantees civil rights and liberties to the individual like freedom of speech, press, and religion
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Federalism
power is divided between the national and state governments, limiting central power.
Democracy
Rule by the people; 5th century BCE to denote the political systems then existing in some Greek city-states, notably Athens.