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10 Cards in this Set
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Supreme Court
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head of the judicial branch of government
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judicial branch
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branch of government that decides the meaning of laws
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Great Compromise
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proposal that Congress should have two separate houses, one based on state population and the other based on equal state representation
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political party
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group of people who shared similar ideas about government
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checks and balances
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system in which one branch of government is balanced by another
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amendment
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addition to a constitution or other document
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federal system
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system in which the states and the federal government share power
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Antifederalists
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opponents of the ratification of the Constitution
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Bill of Rights
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document that describes the basic rights of people
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executive branch
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branch of government that carries out the laws made by congress
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