Unit #3: Creating a Nation Vocabulary Flashcards

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Antifederalists

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People who opposed ratification of the Constitution

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Bicameral

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Having a two-house legislature

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Compromise

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An agreement or a settlement of a dispute that is reached by each side giving up something

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Confederation

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A loosely united group of individuals or state governments

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Constitution

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A plan of government

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Electoral College

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A group of people chosen by each state legislature to elect the president and vice president

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Federalism

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The system in which power is shared by the state and national governments

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Federalists

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People who supported ratification of the Constitution

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Northwest Ordinance

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a 1787 act that set a process for territories to become states

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Separation of Powers

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The division of basic government roles into branches