Ch5 Vocab

Question 0

Being detailed into two parts or houses

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Bicameral

Question 1

A detailed written plan for government

Answer 1

Constitution

Question 2

A group of individual state governments that unite for a common purpose

Answer 2

Confederation

Question 3

The first constitution of the United States

Answer 3

Articles of confederation

Question 4

Or approved

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Ratified

Question 5

Or laws

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Ordinances

Question 6

The first ordinance

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Ordinance of 1785

Question 7

This law set up a government for this area

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Northwest ordinance

Question 8

An uprising that was quickly stopped

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Shays rebellion

Question 9

Meetings of state delegates of 1787 leading to adoption of a new constitution

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Constitutional convention

Question 10

Agreement providing a dual system of congressional representation

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Great compromise

Question 11

Agreement providing that enslaved persons would count as three fifths of other persons in determining representation in congress

Answer 11

Three fifths compromise

Question 12

A group of people named by each state legislature to select the president and Vice President

Answer 12

Electoral collage

Question 13

A supporter of the constitution

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Federalist

Question 14

A form of government in which power is divided between the federal or national government and all states

Answer 14

Federalism

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A series of essays written of the constitution

Answer 15

The federalist

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A person who opposed ratification of the constitution

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Anti federalists

Question 17

A series of steps taken to achieve something

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Process

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Regardless of

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Despite

Question 19

The opening section of the constitution

Answer 19

Preamble

Question 20

One of the several main parts of the constitution

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Article

Question 21

Any change of the constitution

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Amendment

Question 22

The lawmaking branch of government

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Legislature

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The branch if government that carries out laws

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Executive branch

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The branch of government that interprets laws

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Judicial branch

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To take on or accept a role or responsibility

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Assume

Question 26

The idea that powers lies within the people

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Popular soveringhty

Question 27

A government that can do only what the people allow

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Limited government

Question 28

The principle that the law applies to everyone even those who govern

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Rule of law

Question 29

The split of authority between the legislature executive and judicial branch

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Seperation of powers

Question 30

A system in which each branch of government is able to check or restrain the powers of others

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Checks and balances

Question 31

Powers directly granted to the national government from the constitution

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Chyme rated powers

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Powers the constitution does not give to the federal government powers set aside for states

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Reserved powers

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Powers shares by the state and the federal government

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Concurrent powers

Question 34

A clause stating that the constitution and other laws and treaties made by the national government are the supreme law of land

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Supremacy clause

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Make sure of guarantee

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Ensure

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A region

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Area

Question 37

An effect

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Impact