Civics and Economics – Chapter 3 Vocabulary – Flashcards
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a written plan for the government
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consitution
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divided into two parts or houses
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bicameral
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a group of individual state government that band together for a common purpose
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confederations
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approved
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ratified
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a meeting in Philadelphia when the delegates set out to strengthen the national government by creating a new plan of government
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The Consitutional Convention
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an agreement that large and small states reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 that in part defined the legislative structure and representation that each state would have under the United States Constitution
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The Great Compromise
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when delegates agreed that every five enslaved persons would count as three free persons
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Three-Fifths Compromises
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a group of people who would be named by each state legislature to select the president and each vice president
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Electoral College
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supporters of the document (The Constitution)
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Ferderalists
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a form of government in which power is divided between the federal or national government and the state
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federalism
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those who opposed to the Constitution
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Federalists
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an introduction that states the goals and purposes of the government
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Anti-federalists
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an introduction that states the goals and purposes of the government
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preamble
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the lawmaking branch of government
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legislative branch
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the law-enforcing branch of government
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judicial branch
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the branch of government that interprets the law and sees that they are fairly applied
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executive branch
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the right to rule
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popular sovereignty
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that the laws apply to everyone, including the ones enforcing them
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rule of law
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the division of authority between governmental branches
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separation of powers
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a system under which each branch of government is able to check or limit the powers of others
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checks and balances
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the powers specifically granted to the national government
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expressed powers
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regulating trade within state borders, establishing schools, and making rules for marriage and divorce
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reserved powers
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powers that both levels of government can exercise
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concurrent powers
