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a government with a separate and independent executive branch
a government with a legislative body that also serves executive functions
idea that a single government body should possess multiple functions
a government with both a separate executive and a parliamentary leader
country where only one political party is allowed to control the government
a nation with semi-independent self-ruling sub-national entities
a nation where all power ultimately derives from the central government
the first constitution of the USA—didn't give federal government much power
created by Federalists to solve the problems of the previous founding documents
the first ten amendments to the Constitution, proposed by anti-Federalists
favored more centralized U.S. government to better unite the country
opposed more centralized U.S. government, wanted to protect state and individual rights
a professional organization of lawyers
a fee paid to a lawyer ahead of time to keep them as your legal representative
the portion paid to your lawyer if you win a monetary settlement in court
confidentiality between a lawyer and their client
a lawyer whose right to practice law is revoked
unprofessional actions or negligence by a lawyer that harm their client
the amount of money a government receives (usually from taxes)
extra money a government has if revenue exceeds spending in a year
when spending exceeds revenue, usually requiring money to be borrowed
influencing the decisions of people in government
Supreme Court case that allows for more money in elections
organizations empowered to raise unlimited money for elections
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