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Confederation
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a loosley united group of goverments working together
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Constitution
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a written plan of goverment
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convention
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an important meeting
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ratify
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to approve
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bill
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an idea for a new law
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veto
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to reject
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congress
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a formal meeting of goverment representatives who have the authority to make laws
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commerce
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trade
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compromise
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an agreement in which each side of a conflict gives up some of what it wants in order to get some of what it wants
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federal system
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a system of goverment in which the authority to govern is shared by the central and state goverment
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declaration
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an offical statement
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war hawk
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a member of congress who wanted war with great Britain before the war of 1812
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checks and balances
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a system that gives each branch of goverment different powers so that each branch can watch over the authority of others
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executive branch
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the branch that carries out the laws;lead by the president
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judicial branch
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the branch of goverment that decides if laws are fair; the court system
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legislative branch
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the branch of goverment that makes the laws;the congress
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separation of powers
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the system of dividing duties of a goverment into different branches
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