Constitution Vocabulary

Two house legislature

• Bicameral

• Federalists

• Legislature

• Unconstitutional

A form of government where delegates are elected to make decisions and laws.

• Amend

• Great Compromise

• Representative Government

• Judicial Review

House of Congress in which each state has equal representation.

• Unconstitutional

• House of Representatives

• Override

• Senate

Sharing power between the States and Federal government

• Federalism

• Elastic Clause

• Bicameral

• Impeach

To keep the government from getting too powerful the founders set up three branches and defined the powers of each one.

• Antifederalists

• Separation of Powers

• National Supremacy

• Representative Government

This was put into place to keep one branch of government from becoming more powerful than the others.

• Checks and Balances

• Amend

• Three Fifths Compromise

• Judicial Review

Not agreeing or consistent with the Constitution

• Unconstitutional

• Federalism

• Great Compromise

• Legislature

House of Congress in which representation is based on population size

• Constitution

• Senate

• House of Representatives

• Checks and Balances

To change or add

• Ratify

• Amend

• Veto

• Impeach

Allows Congress to stretch its powers and create laws to meet the changing world

• Elastic Clause

• Federalism

• Bicameral

• Judicial Review