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 | where something is ruled by two or more people
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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 state delegates in 1787 leading to adoption of new
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| great compermise | agreement providing a dual system of congressional representation
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| Three-fifths compromise | agreement providing that enslaved persons would count as three fifths of other persons 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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| federalism | a form of government in which power is divided between the federal, or national, government and states
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| Anti-federalists | those who opposed ratification the constitution
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| preamble | the opening section of the constitution
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| legislative branch | the lawmaking branch of government
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| executive branch | the branch of 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 consitution
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| popular sovereignty | a nation where the power lies with the people
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| rule of law | principal of law that applies to everyone even those who govern
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| separation of powers | the split of authority among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches
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| checks and balances | a system in which each branch in government can check, or restrain the power of the other branches
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| reserved powers | powers that the constitution dose not give the national government but are kept by the states
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| concurrent powers | powers shared by the state and federal governments
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| expressed powers | the powers congress have specifically given by the constitution
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| federalists | supporters of the constitution
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