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Civics Chap3 terms ~
chapter 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Constitution | written plan for government. |
| Bicameral | a legislature consisting of two parts, or houses. |
| Confederation | a group of individuals or state governments |
| Ratify | to vote approval of |
| Constitutional Convention | meeting of state delegates in 1787 leading to adoption of new Constitution. |
| Great Compromise | agreement providing a dual system of congressional representation |
| Three-Fifths Compromise | agreement providing that enslaved persons would count as three-fifths of other persons in determining representation in Congress. |
| Electoral College | a group of people named by each state legislature to select the president and vice president. |
| Federalists | supporters of the Constitution |
| federalism | a form of government in which power is divided between the federal, or national, government and the states. |
| Anti Federalist. | Those who opposed ratification of the Constitution. |
| Preamble | the opening section of the Constitution |
| Legislative branch | the lawmaking branch of government |
| Executive branch | the branch of government that carries out laws. |
| Judicial branch | the branch of government that interprets laws. |
| Amendment | any change in the Constitution |
| Rule Of Law | principle that the law applies to everyone, even those who govern. |
| Separation of powers | the split of authority among the legislative, executive, and judicial branch. |
| checks and balances | system in which each branch of government is able to check, or restrain, the power of others. |
| expressed powers | powers that Congress has that are specifically listed in the Constitution. |
| reserved powers | powers that the Constitution does not give to national government that are kept by states. |
| concurrent powers. | powers shared by state and federal governments. |