Constitution Vocab

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Articles of Confederation

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first failed government before the Constitution

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ratification

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to make something official by agreeing on it

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levy

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a new/ larger tax

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Founders (or Framers)

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a creator of something

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Virginia Plan

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where the # of state reps depends on their population

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New Jersey Plan

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a plan where each state has an equal # of reps in government

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Great Compromise

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there would be 2 branches of gov. one where the # of reps would be determined by pop. & other would be the same for all states

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Three-Fifths Compromise

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where slaves would be counted as 3/5 of a person instead of whole

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Executive Branch

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the branch that enforces laws

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Judicial Branch

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the branch that has the power to change laws or declare if they are unconstitutional

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Legislative Branch

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the branch that makes laws

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Checks & Balances

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a system to make sure that no one branch of goverment has too much power

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Antifederalists

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group that was against the Constitution

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Federalists

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group that was for the Constitution

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Federalism

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where the State and Federal Government share equal power

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majority rule

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the selection with the most votes wins, so everyone doesn't have to agree

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amendment

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a change or addition to the Constitution

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Bill of Rights

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a collection of 10 amendments to the Constitution that guarantee citizens basic rights

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House of Representatives

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the section in government where a state's # of seats in the house is determined by population

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Senate

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the section in government where a state's # of seats is a constant 2

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Congress

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a part of the Federal Government consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate

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Popular Sovereignty

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the idea that the government rules under the idea of the people, through elective representation

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Republicanism

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the idea that the officials should rule the government rather than the people

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separation of powers

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the split of duties in government to prevent one branch from becomine too powerful

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limited government

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a limit on the amount of things that the government can legally do

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bicameralism

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having the legislative body being composed of two branches

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judicial review

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where the judicial branch reviews a law and judges if its constitutional or not

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impeachment

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where a legal official is removed from office

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quorum

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the minimum amount of people of a group that must be at its meetings

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revenue

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income of a group

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veto

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the reject something

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naturalization

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when a foreign citizen becomes a US citizen

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elastic clause

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a rule that allows gov. to pass any laws necessary to do their job

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natural born citizen

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a person that was born in the United States

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electoral college

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a body of people that votes for the final decision for the president and vice president

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Supreme Court

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the highest US court

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suffrage

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the right to vote

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due process of law

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a guarantee that all legal proceedings will be fair

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bail

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money that grants someone freedom from jail

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Constitution

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a set of rules and principles for the US government

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