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Unit 3 Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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amendment | addition or change to the Constitution |
Bill of Rights | first 20 amendments to the Constitution |
federalism | power divided between national and state governments |
Electoral College | formally elects the president |
inflation | increase in prices, decline in value of money |
Antifederalists | people who opposed the Constitution |
democracy | government where the people exercise political power |
republic | people elect representatives to make laws |
reserved powers | powers given to the states |
concurrent powers | powers shared between the states & national governments |
delegated powers | powers given exclusively to the national government |