S.S. Ch 5 Vocab Word Scramble
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Word | Definition |
judicial branch | interprets the law |
constituion | states the powers and duties of the government |
New Jersey Plan | one house legislature favoring smaller states |
legislative branch | proposes and passes laws |
amendments | official changes |
interstate commerce | trade between two or more states |
suffrage | right to vote |
tariff | tax on imports and exports |
Virginia Plan | two house legislature favoring larger states |
depression | low economic activity and rise in unemployment |
Great Compromise | two house compromise favoring both large and small states |
checks and balances | keeps and branch of the government from being to powerful |
ferderalists | people who supported the Constitution |
Constitutional Convention | held to improve articles of confederation |
ratification | official approval |
Magna Carta | make the king subject to law |
Shay's Rebellion | uprising of farmers over high taxes |
popular sovereighty | political authority belongs to the people |
antifederalists | people who opposedthe Constitution |
federalism | sharing of power between central government and the states |
inflation | increased proces for goods and reduced value of money |
executive branch | carries out the law |
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