Pragmatic Rules Are Stated Rules That Help Us Make Sense

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Pragmatic rules are stated rules that help us make sense of another's messages.

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Definitions:

Separation of Powers

The division of a state's government into branches, each with separate, independent powers and responsibilities, to prevent abuse of power and to provide a system of checks and balances.

Checks and Balances

A system in government where different branches are empowered to prevent actions by other branches and are induced to share power, maintaining a balance.

Civil Liberties

Individual rights protected by law from unjust governmental or other interference.

Three-Fifths Compromise

A compromise reached during the 1787 United States Constitutional Convention that counted three out of every five slaves as a person for the purposes of taxation and representation in Congress.