TCI Unit 4 Lesson 14 Vocabulary Flash Cards

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Articles of Confederation

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the document with little power that set up the first government of the United States

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cabinet

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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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checks and balances

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the system under which each branch of government limits, or checks, the powers of the other branches

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compromise

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

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Constitution

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the document that describes how the U.S. government works

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Constitutional Convention

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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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executive branch

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the branch that carries out, or executes, laws

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impeach

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

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judicial branch

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the branch that interprets laws and settles disagreements about them

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legislative branch

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the branch that makes laws.