Constitution Vocabulary

The government’s power comes from the consent of the people.

• compromise

• delegate

• federalism

• Popular Sovereignty

A government’s power is restricted by laws in order to protect individual rights and liberties.

• Limited Government

• Constitution

• Separation of Powers

• Legislative

A form of government where citizens are represented by elected officials

• commerce

• Compromise

• Republicanism

• executive

Power is shared by the national and state government

• Checks and Balances

• Federalism

• Separation of Powers

• ratify

The government is divided into branches. Each branch has separate and independent powers.

• Popular Sovereignty

• Separation of Powers

• citizen

• judicial

Each branch of government can “check” or limit the power of the other branches

• Federalism

• Checks and Balances

• Republicanism

• Constitution

an agreement in which each side in a conflict gives up some of what it wants in order to get some of what it wants

• federalism

• commerce

• ratify

• compromise

trade

• Limited Government

• Separation of Powers

• commerce

• delegate

to approve

• ratify

• judicial

• executive

• Checks and Balances

a person sent to represent others, in particular an elected representative sent to a conference.

• amendment

• compromise

• delegate

• cabinet