Constitution and Declaration of Independence Words

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There are currently 18 names in this directory beginning with the letter R.
Ratify
to give formal approval to something
Recess
suspension of business
Rectitude
correctness of behavior
Redress
the setting right of what is wrong; satisfaction or compensation for a wrong or injury
Reformation
the correction of anything corrupt
Render
cause to be; make
Representative houses
legislatures. They are composed of representatives of the people who meet and make laws. The House of Lords and the House of Commons in Great Britain and the Senate and the House of Representatives in the United States are representative houses.
Reprieves
postponements of punishments
Republic
a form of government in which supreme power rests with all the people and their elected representatives, and which has an elected president rather than a king or queen
Requisite
required or necessary
Reserving
retaining
Resolution
formal statement of opinion or intention by a legislature
Respect
1) that positive view or honor in which we hold the good qualities of others; 2) in view of; considering, regarding
Respecting
regarding
Respectively
separately or individually
Returns
reports on the count of votes at polling places
Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
the name of four early settlements in what is now Rhode Island
Right
1) a power or privilege which correctly belongs to one by law, nature or tradition; 2) verb to relieve from wrong; restore to normal or correct condition; 3) of right as a result of having a moral or legal claim


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