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Unit 2 Flash Cards
Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| enumerated | powers given to the federal government only |
| concurrent | those powers shared by the national and state governments |
| executive | branch of government that enforces the laws |
| Preamble | the introduction to the Constitution that states the goals for government |
| Amendment | any change to the Constitution |
| Separation of Powers | the ideas that government should be divided into 3 branches to avoid abuse of power |
| Charters of the Virginia Company of London | established that the rights of Englishmen would be guaranteed to the colonists |
| elastic clause | gives Congress the power to make all laws necessary and proper to carry out its duties |
| Virginia Declaration of Rights | powers given to state governments only |
| Legislative Branch | served as the model for the Bill of Rights of the US Constitution |
| Ratification | to approve. The Constitution was ratified in June 1788 |
| Declaration of Independence | established and listed the unalienable rights of all 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 1st form of national government for the independent states, allowing the states to keep the major powers of government |
| articles | the 7 sections of the Confederation following the Preamble |
| constitution | established structure of the present national government of the US |
| Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom | established freedom of religious beliefs and opinions, serving as the basis for part of the 1st Amendment to the Constitution |
| Checks & Balances | a system in which each branch of government is able to limit the power of the other branches |
| Shay's Rebellion | 1 of the final events proving the weakness of the Articles of Confederation and leading to the convention to revise the Articles |