chapter 3
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| Constitution | written plan for government.
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| Bicameral | a legislature consisting of two parts, or houses.
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| Confederation | a group of individuals or state governments
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| Ratify | to vote approval of
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| Constitutional Convention | meeting of state delegates in 1787 leading to adoption of new Constitution.
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| Great Compromise | agreement providing a dual system of congressional representation
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| Three-Fifths Compromise | agreement providing that enslaved persons would count as three-fifths of other persons in determining representation in Congress.
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| Electoral College | a group of people named by each state legislature to select the president and vice president.
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| Federalists | supporters of the Constitution
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| federalism | a form of government in which power is divided between the federal, or national, government and the states.
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| Anti Federalist. | Those who opposed ratification of the Constitution.
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| Preamble | the opening section of the Constitution
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| Legislative branch | the lawmaking branch of government
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| Executive branch | the branch of government that carries out laws.
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| Judicial branch | the branch of government that interprets laws.
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| Amendment | any change in the Constitution
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| Rule Of Law | principle that the law applies to everyone, even those who govern.
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| Separation of powers | the split of authority among the legislative, executive, and judicial branch.
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| checks and balances | system in which each branch of government is able to check, or restrain, the power of others.
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| expressed powers | powers that Congress has that are specifically listed in the Constitution.
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| reserved powers | powers that the Constitution does not give to national government that are kept by states.
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| concurrent powers. | powers shared by state and federal governments.
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