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Founding A New Natio
US History
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Amendment | Changes |
| Articles of Confederation | First plan for government that did not work. |
| Bill of Rights | The first 10 amendments of the Constitution that protect our rights. |
| Compromise | An agreement that is reached after people with opposing views each give up something of their demands. |
| Congress | Law making body of the US government. |
| Consensus | Agreement |
| Constitution | A plan for government. |
| Convention | Large meeting. |
| Delegate | People appointed to represent a group. |
| Government | A system by which laws are made and enforced. |
| House of Representatives | Part of the congress where representation is based on population. |
| Ratify | to approve officially |
| Preamble | An introduction to a document. |
| Assemble | Gather |
| Right | A just claim to have or to do something. |
| Senate | Part of congress where there are two representatives from each state. |
| Jury | Group of one's peers who weigh evidence to decide guilt or innocence. |