5th Grade - Constitution

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a document that describes how a government will work

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Constitution

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the meeting called by the states in 1787 to improve the Articles of Confederation that instead wrote a new constitution

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Constitutional Convention

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a form of government in which the ruler is a king or queen

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Monarchy

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the branch that makes laws

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legislative

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to accuse or charge a government official, such as the president, with a crime or misconduct

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impeach

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to reject a bill and prevent it from becoming a law, a power that belongs only to the president

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veto

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an agreement in which each side gives up some of what it wants

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compromise

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the document that set up the first government of the United States; the government had limited power

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Articles of Confederation

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a group of advisors to the president, including the heads of important departments in the executive branch

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Cabinet

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the branch that carries out, or executes, laws

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Executive Branch