Chapter 7.3 A New Plan of Government

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The lawmaking branch of the government that includes the House of Representatives and the Senate

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Legislative Branch

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A special group responsible for electing the president and vice president

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Electoral College

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Supporters of the Constitution, who also wanted a strong central government.

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Federalists

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The group of people that didn't support the Constitution and believed that the states should retain most of the power were the ______________________.

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Anti-Federalists

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Sharing power between federal and state governments

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Federalism

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

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checks & balances

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an English philosopher who believed that all people have natural rights: life, liberty, and property

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John Locke

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According to the U.S. Constitution how many justices make up the U.S. Supreme Court?

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9

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Supreme Court justices are nominated by the _______.

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President

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What is the length of term of office for a judge on the Supreme Court?

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for life