1. desecrate to destroy or damage offensively a sacred object or thing 2. sovereignty accepting the different views or beliefs of others 3. tolerance ultimate authority over a state or an independent state 4. usurp to seize or take something without the right to do so

1. To desecrate something means to destroy or damage offensively a sacred object or thing.  

2. Sovereignty is the ultimate authority over a state or an independent state.  

3. Tolerance means accepting the different views or beliefs of others.  

4. To usurp something means to seize or take something without the right to do so.  

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the key difference between a democracy and a republic lies in the limits placed on government by the law, which has implications for minority rights. both forms of government tend to use a representational system — i.e., citizens vote to elect politicians to represent their interests and form the government.

c. the dred scott v. sandford case,