Chap. 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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| Constition | A detailed, 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 | A meeting state delegates in 1787 leading to the adoption new constitution
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| Great Compromise | An agreement that provided a dual system of congressional representation
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| Three-Fifths Compromise | An agreement that provided enslaved people would be counted as three-fifths of other people 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 states
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| Anti-Federalists | Those who oppose the ratification of the Constitution
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| Preamble | The opening section of the government
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| Legislative Branch | The lawmaking branch of the government
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| Executive Branch | The branch of the government that carries out laws
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| Judicial Branch | The branch of the government that interprets laws
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| Amendment | A change in the Constituion
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| Popular Sovereignty | The notion that power lies with the people
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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 authority among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches
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| Checks and Balances | A system in which branch of government is able to check, or restrain, the power of others
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| Expressed Powers | Powers that Congress have that are specifically listed in the Constitution
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| Reserved Powers | Powers that the Constitution does not give to the national government that are kept by the states
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| Concurrent Powers | Powers shared by the state and federal governments
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Review the information in the table. When you are ready to quiz yourself you can hide individual columns or the entire table. Then you can click on the empty cells to reveal the answer. Try to recall what will be displayed before clicking the empty cell.
To hide a column, click on the column name.
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You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
To hide a column, click on the column name.
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
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