5th Grade Chapter 8 Lessons 1 and 2
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| Veto | Reject
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| Rule of Law | The principle that every member of a society, even a ruler, must follow the law.
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| arsenal | weapons storehouse
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| Gouverneur Morris | American leader who helped write the US Constitution.
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| federal system | A system of government in which the power to govern is shared by the national and the state governments.
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| amendment | A change in the US Constitution
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| justice | a judge on the Supreme Court
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| compromise | To give up some of what you want in order to reach an agreement.
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| Congress | A formal meeting of government representatives. It is made up of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
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| George Wasington | He was nominated president of the Constitutional Convention.
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| Roger Sherman | He was a judge from Connecticut. He proposed what became known as the Great Compromise. It combines the New Jersey and the Virginia Plan.
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| Philadelphia | The location of the Constitutional Convention.
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| Senator | A person in Congress that is elected by the citizens, two from each state, 6 year term.
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| Legislative Branch | Article 1 of the Constitution, law making branch of the government. Power to raise an army and navy, coin and print money, declare war, and create laws to control trade and commerce.
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| impeach | to accuse a government official of a crime.
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| Republic | A form of government in which people choose representatives to participate in the government for them.
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| separation of powers | The division of powers among the three branches of the national government.
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| Electoral college | A group chosen by citizens to vote for the president
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| bill | A new idea for a law.
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| Daniel Shays | He was the leader of a farmers rebellion in Massachusetts. It is this rebellion that led people to believe we need a new and stronger government.
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| James Madison | Known as the Father of the Constitution. He helped plan and write the US Constitution.
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| judicial branch | Article 3 of the Constitution. It is the branch that judges the laws. The highest court is the Supreme Court. They have the power to get rid of a law if it doesn't follow the Constitution.
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| William Paterson | He is the New Jersey delegate to the Constitutional Convention who submitted the New Jersey Plan in which the smaller states would have an equal say with the larger population states.
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| Edmund Randolph | He is the Virginia delegate who proposed the Virginia Plan in which representation in government would be based on population.
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| preamble | an introduction, first part
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| Representatives | They are the members of the House of Representatives, the number of each from a state is based on population.
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| Supreme Court | It is the highest court in the United States. There are nine justices on the Supreme Court. It is their job to determine the constitutionality of the laws.
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