US Government Concepts

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Amendment

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An addition to a formal document such as the Constitution

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Anti-federalist

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People who did not want a strong federal government and opposed a new constitution in the 1780s

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Article

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A part of a document, such as the Constitution, that deals with a single subject

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Articles of Confederation

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The 1st Constitution of the United States of America; it created a weak federal government that gave most powers to the states

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Bicameral

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Consisting of two houses, or chambers, especially in a legislature

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Bill of Rights

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The first ten amendments to the US Constitution, which guarantees specific civil rights

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Checks and Balances

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A system in which each branch of government has a check on the other two branches so that no one becomes too powerful

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Compromise

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An agreement between 2 or more sides in which each side gives up some of what it wants

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Constitution

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A document that sets out the laws, principles, organization and processes of a government

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Democracy

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A government in which the citizens have the supreme power and exercise them directly or indirectly through a system of representation usually involving free elections.