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Amendment a change or an addition to a legal document, motion, law...
Anti-Federalist person oppsed to the ratification of the constitution during the debate of 1787
Articles of Confederation 1st constitution
Assumption Plan taking over of state debts by the federal govt. after the american revolution
Bicameral Legislature a lawmaking body consisting of two houses
Bill a proposal presented to a legislative body to become a law
Bill of Rights the first 10 amendments to the us constitution-->civil rights
Bureacracy all the workers who run the agencies of the govt
Cabinet a group of officials who head the departments and advise the president
Capitalism economic sys. based on competition of private ownership by means of prducing goods and services
Checks and Balances the system set up by the us constitution in which each branch of the federal govt has the power to limit the actions of the others
Citizen a peron by birth or naturalization owes loyaly to and receives protection from the nation's govt
citizenship the duties, rights, and privileges of a citizen
Civil Rights rights guaranteed to all citizens
Civil Service govt jobs which are based upon merit rather than patronage
Commerce Clause congress has the power to regulate trade
Committee System members of a legislative branch form into smaller groups to facilitate business like proposed legislation and holding investigations
Communism collective ownership of property and the means of production, with all individuals expected to contribute to society according to their abilities and to receive according to their needs
Concurrent Powers powers shared by both the federal and state governments
Confederation An allainace of independent states
Conference Committee a temporary joint committee of bothe houses of the legislature, created to reconcile differences between the 2 houses' version of a bill
 

 



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