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Unit 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Enumerated | Powers given to the Federal government only. |
| Concurrent | Those powers shared by the national (federal) and state governments. |
| Executive | Branch of government that enforces the laws. |
| Preamble | The introduction to the Constitution that states the goals for the government. |
| Amendment | Any change to the Constitution |
| Separation of Powers | The idea that government should be divided into 3 branches to avoid an abuse of power. |
| The Charters of the VA Company | Established the rights of Englishmen would be guaranteed to colonists. |
| Elastic Clause | Gives Congress the power to make all laws necessary to carry out its duties. |
| Reserved | Powers given to the state governments only. |
| The Virginia Declaration of Rights | Served as a model for the Bill of Rights of the US Constitution. |
| Legislative Branch | Branch of government that makes laws. |
| Ratification | To approve. The Constitution was ratified 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, the colonies' independence from Great Britain (England). |
| Judicial Branch | Branch of government that interprets the law. |
| Articles of Confederation | Established the first form of government in the independent states, allowed the states to keep the major powers of government. |
| Article | The seven sections in the Constitution following the preamble. |
| Constitution | Establishes the structure of the present national government, living document, supreme law of the land. |
| Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom | Established freedom of religious beliefs and opinions, model for the First Amendment to the Constitution. |
| Checks and Balances | A system in which each branch of government is able to limit the power of the other two branches. |
| Shay's Rebellion | One of the final events proving the weakness of the Articles of Confederation, leading to the convention to revise the Articles. |