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Schaaf Constitution

Schaaf Constitution (5th grade)

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The group of people appointed to help the President Cabinet
An agreement in which each side gives up something Compromise
The first ten amendments to the Constitution are known as the Bill of Rights
The father of the Constitution James Madison
In 1786 farmers in Massachusetts who could not pay taxes protested by taking part in this Shay's Rebellion
The country's first central government was set up under these Articles of Confederation
A plan that stated representation in Congress should be based on state's population The Virginia Plan
A plan that stated representation in Congress should have the same number of representatives for each state The New Jersey Plan
This compromise settled the New Jersey and Virginia Plans The Great Compromise
The law-making branch of government Legislative Branch
The branch of government that carries out/enforces the laws made by Congress Executive Branch
The branch of government that decides the meanings of the laws Judicial Branch
The head of the judicial branch of government Supreme Court
A proposal that Congress should have two separate houses, one based on state population and the other based on equal state representation The Great Compromise
The house of Congress in which representation is based on population House of Representatives
The house of Congress in which each state has two representatives Senate
An addition to a constitution or other document Amendment
An introduction to a document Preamble
A system in which the states and the federal government share power Federal System
A system in which one branch of government is balanced by another Checks and Balances
To refuse to approve Veto
Supporters of the ratification of the Constitution Federalists
Opponents of the ratification of the Constitution Antifederalists
A document that describes the basic rights of people Bill of Rights
A government body made up of secretaries of departments Cabinet
A group of people who share similar ideas about government Political Party
Why are checks and balances so important? To keep one branch from becoming too powerful
The agreement that delegates reached under the Constitutional Convention Congress would have 2 houses. 2 per state and one based on population
What does ratify mean? to approve
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