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S.S. Vocabulary
Constitution of America Republic
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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