Flashcards For Vocabulary

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Articles of Confederation

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The original constitution of the US.

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ratification

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Official way to confirm something.

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levy

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To impose something.

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Founders (or Framers)

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The people that signed the Declaration of Independence.

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Virginia Plan

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A plan by Virginia that wanted 3 bracnches of government.

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New Jersey Plan

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A plan by New Jersey that favored the Smal States.

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Great Compromise

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A plan proposed by the small states.

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Three-Fifths Compromise

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A plan proposed to count three fifths of the slave poultaion.

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Executive Branch

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Branch that Enforced laws.

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Judicial Branch

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Branch that Interpreted laws.

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Legislative Branch

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Branch that Created laws.

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Checks & Balances

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Counter Balancing influences by which a system is regulated.

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Antifederalists

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A group of people that thought the government took too much power.

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Federalists

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A group of people that believe in a strong central government.

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Federalism

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Shared power between federal and state governments.

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majority rule

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A decision made by more than half of the population.

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amendment

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A rule or right imposed by the government.

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Bill of Rights

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Rights for citizens that was made with the constitution.

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House of Representatives

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The lower house of the United States.

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Senate

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A legislative govorning body.

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Congress

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The national Legislative body of a country.

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Popular Sovereignty

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The government follows what its people says.

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Republicanism

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Govorning and country as a republic.

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separation of powers

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The even distribution of powers throughout the branches.

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limited government

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Not govorning to what one is capable of.

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bicameralism

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Having two branches of government.

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judicial review

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The princable by which courts can call a braches decision unconstitutional.

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impeachment

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An accusion of a public official for doing something bad.

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quorum

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The minimum number of participants.

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revenue

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The money that is being gained by the govenment.

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veto

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To eliminate a law that has been proposed.

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naturalization

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A form of making a non-citizen a citizen.

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elastic clause

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The provision of article one in the constitution.

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natural born citizen

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A person that was born in the country they live in.

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electoral college

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A group of people that represent the United States of America.

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Supreme Court

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The highest judicial court in the country.

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suffrage

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A right to vote in political elections.

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due process of law

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A fair treatment through the judicial branch of government.

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bail

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Temperary release of an accused person.

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Constitution

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A document sighned by the founding fathers that protects American rights.

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