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unit 2 vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| enumerated powers | powers given to the federal government only |
| concurrent | those powers shared by the national and state |
| executive | branch of government that enforces laws |
| preamble | the introduction to the constitution that states the goals for government |
| amendment | any change to the constitution |
| separation of powers | the idea that government should be divided into 3 branches to avoid abuse of powers |
| Virginia declaration of rights | established that the rights of Englishmen would be guaranteed to the colonist chart |
| elastic clues | gives congress the power to make all laws necessary and proper to carry out its duties |
| reserved | powers given to state government only |
| charters of the Virginia company | served as the model for the bill of rights of the U.S constitution |
| legislative | branch of government that makes the laws |
| ratification | to approve. the constitution was ratified June 1788 |
| declaration of independence | established and listed the unalienable rights of men; colonial grievances against the king; the idea of equality under the law; and the colonies independence from great britain |
| judicial branch | the branch of government that interprets the laws |
| articles of confederation | established the first form of national government for the independent states, allowing the states to keep major powers of government |
| articles | the 7 sections of the constitution following the preamble |
| constitution | established structure of the present national government of the united states |
| Virginia statue for religious freedom | established freedom of religious beliefs and opinions |
| checks and balances | a system in which each branch of government is able to limit the power of the other branches |
| shay's rebellion | one of the finial events proving the weakness of the articles of confederation and leading to the convention to revise the articles |