chapter 3 Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
constitution | a detailed, written plan for government |
bicameral | where something is ruled by two or more people |
confederation | a group of individuals or state governments |
ratify | to vote approval of |
constitutional convention | meeting of state delegates in 1787 leading to adoption of new |
great compermise | agreement providing a dual system of congressional representation |
Three-fifths compromise | agreement providing that enslaved persons would count as three fifths of other persons in determining representation in congress |
electoral college | a group of people named by each state legislature to select the president and vice president |
federalism | a form of government in which power is divided between the federal, or national, government and states |
Anti-federalists | those who opposed ratification the constitution |
preamble | the opening section of the constitution |
legislative branch | the lawmaking branch of government |
executive branch | the branch of government that carries out laws |
judicial branch | the branch of government that interprets laws |
amendment | any change in the consitution |
popular sovereignty | a nation where the power lies with the people |
rule of law | principal of law that applies to everyone even those who govern |
separation of powers | the split of authority among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches |
checks and balances | a system in which each branch in government can check, or restrain the power of the other branches |
reserved powers | powers that the constitution dose not give the national government but are kept by the states |
concurrent powers | powers shared by the state and federal governments |
expressed powers | the powers congress have specifically given by the constitution |
federalists | supporters of the constitution |
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