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Chapter 3 Vocab.
Definitions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a detailed, written plan for government | Constitution |
| a legislature consisting of two parts, or houses | Bicameral |
| a group of individuals or state governments | Confederation |
| to vote approval of | Ratify |
| meeting of state delegates in 1787 leading to adoption of new constitution | Constitutional Convention |
| agreement providing a dual system of congressional representation | Great Compromise |
| agreement provididng that enslaved persons would count as three-fifths of other persons in determining representation in congress | Three-Fifths Compromise |
| a group of people named by each state legislature to select the president and vice president | Electoral College |
| supporters of the constitution | Federalists |
| a form of government in which power is divided between the federal, or national, government and the states | Federalism |
| those who opposed ratification of the constitution | Anti-Federalists |
| the opening section of the constitution | Preamble |
| the lawmaking branch of government | Legislative Branch |
| the branch of government that carries out laws | Executive Branch |
| the branch of government that interprets laws | Judicial Branch |
| any change in the constitution | Amendment |
| the notion that power lies with the people | Popular Sovereignty |
| principle that the law applies to everyone, even those who govern | Rule of Law |
| the split of authority among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches. | Seperation of Powers |
| a system in which each branch of government is able to check, or restrain, the power of others | Checks and Balances |
| powers that congress has that are specifically listed in the constitution. | Expressed Powers |
| powers that the constitution does not give to the national government that are kept by the states. | Reserved Powers |
| powers shared by the state and federal governments | Concurrent Powers |