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1st 10 vocab words
Question | Answer |
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Constitution | A document that sets out the laws, principles, organization, and processes of a government. |
Northwest Ordinance | A 1787 law that set up a government for the Northwest territory. |
Executive Branch | Branch of Government that carries out laws. |
Constitutional Convention | Gathering of State Representatives on May 25, 1787, to revise the Article of Confederation. |
New Jersey Plan | Plan at the Constitutional Convention, favored by smaller states, that called for 3 branches of government with a single chamber legislature. |
3/5's Compromise | Agreement at the Constitutional Convention that three fifths of the slaves in any state to be counted in its population. |
Electoral College | Group of electors from every state who meet every four years to vote for the president and vice president of the United States. |
Veto | To reject, as when the President rejects a law passed by congress. |
Magna Carta | Signed in 1215, a British document that contained two basic ideas: monarchs themselves have to obey laws, and citizens have basic rights. |
Ratify | To approve |