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New Nation Vocab.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Congress | The head of the legislative branch |
| Ratification | Approval |
| Astronomer | Someone who studies the skies |
| Interfere | To mess with or get in the way |
| Nation | A group with something in common (usually a country) |
| Compromise | An agreement where each sides gives up something in order to gain something |
| Administration | A president’s term/time in office |
| Bicameral | Two houses |
| Regulate | To control |
| Emerge | To come about/out in the open |
| Executive | The branch of government that enforces laws |
| Articles | Sections of a document |
| Legislative | The branch of government that makes laws |
| Judicial | The branch of government that decides if laws or actions are constitutional or not |
| Surveyor | Someone who studies land |
| Commerce | Trade |
| Federal | A government that shares power between national and state governments |
| Hemisphere | A particular part of the Earth (separated by the Prime Meridian or the Equator) |
| Amendment | A change or addition to something |
| Confederation | A group or nation |