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S.S. Vocabulary
Constitution of America Republic
Question | Answer |
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Constitution 1787 | document that sets out the laws and principles of government |
Confederation | an alliance of independent states |
Articles of Confederation | the first government used in the United States from 1781-1787 (weak) |
Constitutional Convention | meeting in Philadelphia where state leaders met to revise the Articles of Confederation in May of 1787 |
Republic | a government in which citizens rule themselves through elected official |
Compromise | a settlement in which each each side give up some of its demands to reach an agreement |
Federalism | division of governmental power amongst the state government and the national government |
Economic Depression | a period which business activity slows, price and wages fall and unemployment rise |
Separation of powers | a principle of government in which powers are divided among individual and separate branches |
Executive Branch | this group makes sure that all the laws are carried out and put into effect and includes the president and vice president |
Legislative Branch | this group makes the laws and includes the senate and house of representative |
Judicial Branch | this group make sure that all laws are fair and includes the supreme court |
Checks and Balances | system which each branch of the government can check and control the action of the other branches |
Census | a periodic governmental count of population help determine the number of representative from each state in the house of representatives |
Electoral College | group of electors from every state who meets every four years to vote for the president and vice president |
Execute | to carry out the laws |
Bill | a proposed law |
Veto | to reject |
Due process | idea that government must follow the same rules in all cases brought to trial |
Impeach | to bring formal changes of wrong doing against a government official ( the president) |
Amend | to change |
Bill of Rights | list of freedoms that a government promised to protect; the first 10 amendment to the constitution |