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Ch. 3 Vocab.
Question | Answer |
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a detailed, written plan for government | constitution |
a legislature consisting of two parts, or houses | bicameral |
a group of individuals or state governments | confederation |
to vote approval of | ratify |
meeting of state delegates in 1787 leading to adoption of new constitution | constitutional convention |
a agreement providing a dual system of congressional representative | great compromise |
agreement providing that enslaved persons would count as three-fifths of other persons determining representation in congress | three-fifths compromise |
a group of people named by each state legislature to select the president and vice president | electoral college |
supports of the constitution | federalists |
a form of government in which power is divided between the federal, or national, government and the states | federalism |
those who opposed ratification of the constitution | anti-federalists |
the opening section of the constitution | preamble |
the lawmaking branch of government | executive branch |
the branch of government that carries out laws | legislative branch |
the branch of government that interprets laws | judicial branch |
any change in the constitution | amendment |
the notion that lies with the people | popular sovereignty |
principle that the law applies to everyone,even those who govern | rule of law |
the split of authority and judicial branches | separation of powers |
a system in which deposited money can be withdrawn at any time by writing a check | checks and balances |
powers that congress has that are specifically listed in the constitution | expressed powers |
powers that the constitution does not give to the governments that are kept by the states | reserved powers |
powers shared by the state and federal governments | concurrent powers |