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Legislature
The body of government that makes laws
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Bicameral Legislature
legislature with two chambers
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Republic
government in which decisions are made through representatives of the people
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Unicameral Legislature
Legislature with one chamber
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Executive
branch of government responsible for putting law into effect
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Electoral College
and intermediary body that elects the president bassed on ppl votes
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Presidential system
gov. in which the executives is chosen independently of the legislature and the two branches are separate
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Parliamentary system
gov. in which the executive is chosen by the legislature among its member and the two branches are merged
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Judicial power
the power to interpret laws and judge whether a law has been broken
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Judicial review
the power of the supreme court to rule on the constitutionality of laws
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legislative supremacy
alternative to judicial review the acceptance of ;egislative acts as the final law of the land
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