Constitution Vocabulary

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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 confirm or officaly agree on somthing

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levy

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To suggest a new tax, or raise a tax

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Founders (or Framers)

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Some of our founding fathers

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Virginia Plan

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A plan to have two law making bodies and representation depending on population and weath for a state.

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New Jersey Plan

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Have a legislature were each state has one vote

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Great Compromise

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There are two houses and each stat has equal power and reprsentation

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Three-Fifths Compromise

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The poulation of slaves that can be counte as a citizen for each state has to be 3/5 of its slave population

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Executive Branch

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Branch of government that enforces laws

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Judicial Branch

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Branch of government that interprits laws

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Legislative Branch

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Branc of government that makes laws

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Checks & Balances

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The ability of all three branches to exercise checks orr control of the other two branches

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Antifederalists

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Citizens who oppose the radification of the constitution

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Federalists

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Citizens who support the rradification of the constitution

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Federalism

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A type of government in which the power is shared equally betwen the nation and states

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majority rule

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A type of overnmen where one half of of a group hold the power to make decisions binding the group

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amendment

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An addition to a docment or documents

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Bill of Rights

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The first ten ammndments of the Constiuton

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House of Representatives

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The lower part of the legislative branch

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Senate

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A group of citizens who take part in the government at higher positions

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Congress

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The legislative branch of the U.S.

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Popular Sovereignty

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Authority of the government is created by the people and sustned through the consent of the people

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Republicanism

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A state or socioty is giverned as repulican

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separation of powers

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Seperating the three parts of government into branches

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limited government

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Legalized force is limited through delegate and enumerated power.

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bicameralism

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Defining features of a mixed government

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judicial review

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Legislative and executive decistions are reviewed by the judiciary

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impeachment

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To bring an accusation about

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quorum

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Minimum number of people allowed at a meeting to make it valid

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revenue

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Source of income for the government

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veto

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The right to reject a thought or idea from the law-making body

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naturalization

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U.S citizenship is granted to foreign citizens

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elastic clause

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Gives congress the right to pass any laws nessasary to carry out enumbered lists of power

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natural born citizen

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One who was born a country, and has citizenship there

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electoral college

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The compromisebetween th presidents votes, and the vote of congress.

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Supreme Court

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Largest natinal court, deals with federal and states

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suffrage

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Right to vote in political events

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due process of law

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Government must follow everything it does with rules

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bail

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Money used to let a criminal out of jail

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Constitution

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The document that set up our present day government

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