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Ch. 7 flashcards
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| A boat powered by steam engine. Steamboats were the main mode of traveling for newcomers moving to Minnesota during the territorial period. | Steamboat |
| The group who make laws for the United States. It has elected representatives from all states and territories. It is dived into two groups the Senate and the House of Representatives. | U. S. Congress |
| The head of the executive branch in a state or territory. | Governor |
| A geographic area with boundaries, residents, and a government with a constitution and laws. The United States has fifty states, and they some governing power with the federal government. | State |
| A person who comes to a country to live there. | Immigrant |
| Somebody who encourages new people to join a group or take action. | Recruiter |
| A written document outlining how the government of a state or country is organized. | Constitution |
| A system of government in which power is dived between a federal, or national, government and various state governments. | Federalism |