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Chapter 3

QuestionAnswer
Constitution A detailed, written plan for government.
Bicameral Divided into 2 parts or houses.
Confederation A group of individual state governments that band together for a common purpose.
Ratify Approved
Constitutional Convention All the Delegates set out to strengthen the national government by creating a new plan of government.
Great Compromise A compromise is a way of resolving disagreements in which each side gives up something but gains something else.
Three-Fifths Compromise delegate agreed that every five enslaved persons would count as three free persons.
Electoral College A group of people who would be names by each state legislature to select the new president and vice president.
Federalists Supports of the Constitution.
Federalism A form of government in which power is divided between the federal, or national, government and the states.
Anti-Federalists Those who apposes the constitution.
Preamble an introduction that states the goals and purpose of the government.
Legislative Branch Lawmaking Authority, made up of Senate and the House of Representatives.
Executive Branch Law Enforcing, made of the president and the vice president.
Judicial Branch interprets the law and see if they are fairly applied, made up of the supreme court.
Amendment Any change in constitution.
Popular Soverignty The idea that power of government lies with the people.
Rule of Law The Law applies to everyone, even those who govern.
Separation of Powers Division of Authority.
Checks and Balances Each branch is able to check or limit the amount of power any one branch has.
Expressed Powers The powers specifically granted to the national government.
Reserved Power regulating trade between state boundaries.
Concurrent Power Powers that both levels of government can exercise.
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