3.3 A New Plan of Government

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a movement of the 1700s that promoted knowledge, reason, and science as a means to improve society

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Enlightenment

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supporters of the Constitution

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Federalist

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individuals who opposed the Constitution

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Antifederalist

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sharing power between the federal and state governments

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federalism

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part of the Constitution that describes the powers and responsibilities of each branch of the government

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article

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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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to give official approval to

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ratify

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the branch of government, headed by the president, that carries out the nation's laws and policies

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executive branch

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the branch of government, including the federal court system, that interprets the nation's laws

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judicial branch

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the branch of government that makes the laws of the nation; includes the Senate and House of Representatives

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legislative branch