click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Clendenny 7th SS- US
Forming a US Government
Term | Definition |
---|---|
Constitution | an instruction book for how to run the government. |
Confederation | A partnership or alliance |
Bill of Rights | a document that protecting certain freedoms guaranteed to its citizens (press, religion, trial by jury, speech etc.). |
Articles of Confederation | The first "constitution" of the United States that gave all the power to the states and little power to the U.S. government. |
Central government | A political authority which governs the entire nation (all the states). |
Ratified | Passed, approved. |