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term | defintion |
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delegates | a person sent or authorized to represent others, in particular an elected representative sent to a conference. |
ratify | to approve |
federalist | a supporter of a strong federal government; a memeber of the party led by alexander hamilton that favored a strong federal government |
anti federalist | an opponent of a strong federal government |
articles of confederation | the first american constitution passed in 1777, which created a loose alliance of 13 independent states. |
popular sovereignty | government by consent of the governed |
constitution | a doucoument that set out the laws , princples |
amend and amendments | An amendment is a change or addition to the terms of a contract or document. |
veto | a constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by a law-making body. |
separation of powers | an act of vesting the legislative, executive, and judicial powers of government in separate bodies. |
contiental congress | the governing body by which the American colonial governments coordinated their resistance to British rule during the first two years of the American Revolution. |
civic | relating to a city or town, especially its administration; municipal. |
republic | a state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives, and which has an elected or nominated president rather than a monarch. |
Bill & Bill of Rights | The Bill of Rights is the first 10 Amendments to the Constitution. |
3 branches | legislative, executive and judicial. |