Constitutional Convention Vocabulary
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| What is a Delegate? | a representative
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| What is the Legislative Branch? | a branch of government that makes the laws
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| What is the Executive Branch? | a branch of government that enforces the laws (The President is the head of the this branch)
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| What is the Judicial Branch? | a branch of government that interprets the laws
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| What is a compromise? | a settlement in which each side gives up a part of what it wants
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| What is representation? | a system in which people elect representatives to pass their laws
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| What is commerce? | a trade; the buying or selling of goods
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| What is impeach? | to accuse a federal official of wrongdoing
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| What is the Federal Government? | a national government; a government that conducts the business of the nation
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| What is the State Government? | a government that conducts the business of the state
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| What is a congress? | The Legislative Branch of the government (Both the House of Representatives and the Senate make up this)
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| What is a senate? | an upper house of congress (Each state has 2 of these)
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| What is the House of Representatives? | a lower house of congress (The of how many there are is determined by the population of the state)
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| What is the Chief Executive? | the highest official of the Executive Branch; the President
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| What is a Justice? | the Judge of the Supreme Court
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| What is the Chief Justice? | the highest official of the Supreme Court
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| What is the Supreme Court? | the Judicial Branch of the Government
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| What is a term? | a set period of time; the period (length of time) for holding office
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| What is an elector? | a selected person from each state who chooses the President
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