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

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levy

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a to bring up a tax

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Founders (or Framers)

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the people who came up with the constitution

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Virginia Plan

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a plan for a two house legislature and each state would have an equal vote

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New Jersey Plan

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a plan for each state would have only one vote

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Great Compromise

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agreement to the two house legislature based on the population and state equality

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Three-Fifths Compromise

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the threefifths slave populationwouuld be counted for representation

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Executive Branch

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enforces laws

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Judicial Branch

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interprets laws

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Legislative Branch

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makes laws

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Checks & Balances

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each branch to control over the other branches

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Antifederalists

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people who didnt agree with the constitution

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Federalists

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people who agreed with the constitution

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Federalism

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a kind of government where power is shared between the government and the states

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majority rule

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a kind of government where one group holds more power to make the decisions

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amendment

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something added to a document

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Bill of Rights

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first 10 amendments to the U.S constitution

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House of Representatives

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the low house of congress

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Senate

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the high house of congress

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Congress

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the national legislatve body

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Popular Sovereignty

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the authority of government is created by the people

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Republicanism

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a type of government where a representative holds popular sovereignity

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separation of powers

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the act of separating judicial, executive legislative into 3 parts

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limited government

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a system where legalized forceis restricted through delagates

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bicameralism

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a mixed government

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judicial review

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a principle where the supreme court as the final say in the constitution

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impeachment

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to accuse the president of something he did wrong in the office

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quorum

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the minimum number of members in an assembly

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revenue

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income

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veto

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to not make a law happen

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naturalization

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the proccess where a non-legal citizen can become a citizen

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elastic clause

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a statement in the U.S. constitution giving them the power to pass a law

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natural born citizen

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a person that was actually born in the U.S.

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electoral college

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a big group of people representing the U.S.

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Supreme Court

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the highest judicial court in a state

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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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fair treatment during the judcial proccess

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bail

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to get a person out of from jail with money

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Constitution

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a body of fundamental principles made by the states

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