Marking Period 3 Quarterly Test Review Vocab
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| change | amend
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| an alteration of or addition to a bill, law, etc. | amendment
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| a seperate clause or section in a document such as the main body of the Constitution | articles
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| first American constitution, passed in 1777, which created a loose alliance of the 13 independent states | Articles of Confederation
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| first 10 amendments to the United States Constitution | Bill of Rights
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| a building occupied by a state legislature | capitol
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| a principle of the US Constitution that gives each branch power to check the other branches | checks and balances
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| settlement | compromise
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| league of independence | confederation
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| the legislature of the United States consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives | Congress
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| document that sets out the laws, principles, organization, and processes of government | constitution
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| used to show belonging on the 13 American colony during the American Revolution | continental
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| a person designated to act for or represent another or others | delegate
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| the study of how people manage limited resources to satisfy their wants and needs | economic
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| branch of the government that carries out the laws | executive
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| formed by an agreement between political units (states) that surrender supreme authority (country's government) but keep certain powers | federal
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| supporter of a strong federal government | federalist
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| a structure composed of parts fitted together | framework
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| plan at the Constitutional that settled the differences between large and small states | Great Compromise
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| the larger of the two bodies that make up the legislative branch of the US government | House of Representatives
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| also known as the Pennsylvania State House - principal meeting place of the early colonial government | Independence Hall
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| system of courts | judicial
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| branch that passes the laws | legislative
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| an army of citizens that serve during an emergency | militia
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| called for three branches of the government - the legislative branch has only one vote regardless of population | New Jersey Plan
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| a 1787 law that set up a government for the Northwest Territory | Northwest Ordiance
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| introduction to declaration, constitution, or other official document | preamble
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| one who represents another or others | representative
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| system of government in which voters elect representatives to govern them | republic
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| the smaller of the two bodies that make up the legislative branch of the US government | Senate
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| a group of farmers that attacked courthouses and prevented them from seizing farms | Shay's Rebellion
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| the state of being peaceful of calm | tranquility
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| not permitted by the Constitution | unconstitutional
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| a legislature that consists of two houses where the number of representatives would be awarded based on population | Virginia Plan
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| the power of one branch of the government to cancel the decisions or actions of another branch | veto
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