chapter 3
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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constitution | a detailed, written plan for government
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bicameral | a legislature consisting of two parts, or house
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confederation | a group of individuals or state governments
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ratify | to vote approval of
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constitutional convention | meeting of the state delegates in 1787 leading to adoption of new constitution
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great compromise | agreement providing a dual system of congressional representation
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3/5 compromise | agreement providing that enslaved person would count as 3/5 of other persons of other person in determining representation in congress
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electoral college | a group of people named by each state legislature to select the president and vice president
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federalists | supporters of the constitution
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federalism | a form of government in which power is divided between the federal, or national, government and the state
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anti-federalists | those who opposed ratification of the constitution
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preamble | the opening section in the constitution
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legislature branch | the lawmaking branch of government
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executive branch | the branch of government government that carries out laws
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judicial branch | the branch of government that interprets laws
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amendment | any change in the constitution
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popular sovereignty | the notion that power lies with the people
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rule of laws | principle that the law applies to everyone, even those who govern
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separation powers | the split of authority among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches
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checks and balance | a system in which each branch of government is able to check, restrain, the power of others
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expressed powers | powers that congress has that are specifically listed in the constitution
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reserved powers | powers that the constitution does not give to the national government that are kept by the state
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concurrent powers | powers shared by the state and federal government
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