Constitution Vocabulary

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A plan that provides the rules for government

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Constitution

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America's first government that gave the states too much power and made the federal government too weak.

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Articles of Confederation

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The first 10 amendments to the Constitution that describe 10 rights all Americans have.

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The Bill of Rights

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Created a bicameral legislature: one house had equal representation for each state, the other house had representation based on population.

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The Great Compromise

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Each slave counted as 3/5 of a person when counting a state's population.

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Three-Fifths Compromise

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A legislature consisting of two parts, or houses

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Bicameral

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A system in which power is divided between the national and state governments: Central governments do some jobs and local governments do others.

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Federalism

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the system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other two branches

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Checks and Balances

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A change or addition to the Constitution

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Amendment

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To reject a bill

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Veto