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14 Cards in this Set
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Constitution
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A detailed, written plan for the government |
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Confederation
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A group of individual or state governments
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Continental Congress
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The meeting of representatives from the 13 original colonies
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Founding Fathers
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Group of men who set up our government A member of the convention that drew up the US Constitution in 1787 |
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Delegates
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Representatives
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Convention
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Meeting
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Compromise
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an agreement or a settlement of a dispute that is reached by each side giving in a little
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Federalism
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A form of government in which power is divided between the federal, or national government and the states |
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Preamble
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An introduction |
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Justice
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Fairness |
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Domestic
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of or relating to the home
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Welfare
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the health, happiness, and economic status of a person or group a person's general well being |
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Ratify
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officially say yes to |
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Amendment
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any change or addition to the Constitution |
