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bicameral legislature
legislature comprising two parts, called chambers
confederation
A union of independent states in which each state retains its sovereignty, that is, its ultimate power to govern, and agrees to work collaboratively on matters the states expressly agree to delegate to a central governing body.
Demographics
The characteristics of the American people in terms of race, sex, educational attainment, and other characteristics.
Republic
a government that derives its authority from the people and in which citizens elect government officials to represent them in the processes by which laws are made; a representative democracy
unicarmeral legislature
a legislature with only one chamber