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the Great compromise |
settled the dispute about representation in congress by creating a congress with two houses: house of representatives and senate |
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senate |
Part of congress. Each state has two senators pleased the small states |
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What are the three fifths compromise |
each slave counted as three fifths of a person to be added to a state's population in determining representation in the House of representatives |
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what were federalist for |
were for ratifcation of the constitution |
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What are the principles of the new consitution? |
legislature- congress - makes laws executive- president- executes or enforces the laws judiciary - supreme court- interprets laws the president is elected to a term of four years.He may serve two terms. |
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The president can veto |
laws passed by congress |
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Judicial review |
the supreme court can hold that a law is unconstitutional |
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What is the preamble? |
is the introduction to the constitution |
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Federalism |
Political system in which power is shared between the national government and state government |
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anti federalists were |
against (opposed) ratification of the constitution |
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Congress can |
impeach the president |
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What is the house of representatives |
Part of congress. State representation is determined by population (pleased the big states) |
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checks and balances |
a system in which each branch of the goverment has the power to monitor and limit the actions of the other two. |
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separation of powers |
it divides power among the executive, legislative and judical branches of government |
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limited government |
it's when the government has only as much authority as the people give it |
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popular sovereignty |
principle in which the people are the only source of government power. |
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bill of rights |
first ten amendments to the constitution |
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executive branch |
The executive branch is the president.
The executive branch check the legislative branch. The president checks the laws. The executive branch also checks the judicial branch. The president checks the judges. |
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legislative branch |
The legislative branch is congress. Congress is made up of the Senate and the House of Representatives. Congress checks the law that are unconstitutional. They can impeach judges. The legislative branch checks the judicial branch. They also check the executive branch. |
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judicial branch |
The judicial branch are the judges.
They interpret the law to make sure laws are not unconstitutional. The judicial branch checks the executive branch. They review actions of the executive branch. |
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articles of confederation |
original federal constitution drafted by the continental congress in 1777 |
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republic |
form of goverment in which officials are elected by the people |
