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Social Studies Ch 13
terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| veto | to refuse to approve |
| Senate | House of congress in which each state has an equal number of members |
| cabinet | officials appointed by the President to be advisors and to head each department in the executive branch |
| Federalist | a supporter of a strong federal system of government in the late 1700's |
| Constitutional Convention | the meeting of 12 state delegates in Philadelphia that replacedthe Articles of Confederation with a new constitution |
| House of Representatives | house of congress in which each state's number of representatives is determined according to its population |
| Articles of Confederation | 1st plan of government of the US |
| legislative branch | law-making part of government, with the power to raise the money needed to run the government |
| New Jersy Plan | plan offered by the small statesat the Constitutional Convention in 1787 that would have given all states an equal number of representatives in congress. |
| executive branch | part of government headed by the president, that carries out the laws |
| Antifederalist | an opponent of a strong central government in the late 1700s |
| Supreme Court | head of the judicial branch of the federal government |
| Great Compromise | plan drawn up by Roger Sherman to establish the two houses of congress |
| Checks and Balances | system in which the power of each branch of government is balanced by the powers of the other branches. |
| judicial branch | part of government that decides the meaning of the laws. |
| political party | group of people who share similar ideas about government |
| amendment | addition to the Constitution |
| federal system | system of government in which power is shared between the central government and the state governements |
| Bill of Rights | first ten amendments to the constitution, ratified in 1791 |
| Shay's Rebellion | revolt in 1786 of Massachusetts farmers led by Daniel Shay. Thet opposed the tax decision of the state courts. |
| Northwest Ordinance | law passed by congress in 1787 organizing the Northwest Territory for settlement and eventual statehood. |
| territory | an area of land that belongs to a state. |
| statehood | becoming a state in the US |
| Virginia Plan | the Plan drawn up by James Madison and adopted by the Constitutional Convention in 1787 that establishes three branches of the federal government/ |
| point of view | position from which a person looks at an issue or situation |
| ratify | to give official approval, for example, to the Constitution or amendments to it. |
| secretary | head of each department in the executive branch of government, |
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