US History | Unit 1 Chapter 1 | Vocab Review

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the system established by the U.S. Constitution that gives each of the branches of government the power to limit the power of the other two

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Checks and Balances

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the section of the U.S. government that includes the courts and legal system, led by the Supreme Court; responsible for interpreting the law; established in Article III of the U.S. Constitution

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Judicial Branch

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the section of the U.S. government headed by the president; responsible for enforcing the law of the nation; established in Article II of the U.S. Constitution

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Executive Branch

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the section of the U.S. government led by Congress; responsible for creating and passing laws; established in Article II of the U.S. Constitution

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Legislative Branch

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a provision in Article I of the U.S. Constitution granting Congress the power to make laws concerning foreign trade as well as trade among the states and with Native American nations

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Commerce Clause

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a provision in Article IV of the U.S. Constitution that prevented free states from emancipating enslaved workers who had escaped from their owners in other states

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Fugitive Slave Clause

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the division of governmental power among the three branches of U.S. government; the executive branch, the judicial branch, and the legislative branch

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Separation of Powers

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a provision in Article I of the U.S. Constitution that stated the United States would not consider prohibiting the international slave trade in the United States until 1808

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Slave Importation Clause

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the agreement that determined that only three-fifths of the total population of enslaved persons in a state would be counted for purposes of taxation and representation

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Three-Fifths Compromise

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antifederalist

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a person who opposed the U.S. Constitution of 1787 because of its emphasis on a strong national government