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