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Vocab
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Constitution
What is a detailed written plan for government
100
George Washington
Who lead the constitutional conventions
100
Preamble
What is the part of the constitution that states the goals and the purpose of the government
100
Popular sovereignty
People rule is
100
Reserved Powers
Powers that the Constitution does not give to the national government that are kept by the states are
200
Magna Carta, English Bill of Rights
What two document was the Bill of Rights based off of?
200
The Virginia plan
What is the plan that had a president, courts, and a congress with two houses.
200
Limited Government
The government can only do what the people allow it to do is
200
Enumerated powers
Powers granted directly to the national government by the Constitution are
300
Confederation
A ______ is a group of individual states that combine for a common purpose.
300
The New Jersey Plan
What is the plan where each state had one vote and there was a one house congress
300
7
How many articles are there
300
Separation of Powers
The split of authority between three branches is
300
Concurrent Powers
Powers shared by the state and federal governments are
400
The Articles of Confederation
What was the first constitution of the United States?
400
The great compromise
What is the plan that had 2 houses, one based off population and one that had two representatives
400
Amendments
What are additions to the constitution called
400
Checks and Balances
a system in which each branch of government is able to check, or restrain, the power of the others is
400
Supremacy Clause
The clause in Article VI of the Constitution that makes federal laws more powerful than state laws when there is a conflict is the
500
Ratify
To vote approval of is to _____
500
The Three-Fifths Compromise
What is the plan that stated every five slaves counted as 3 free people
500
27
How many amendments are there?
500
Federalism
Power that is shared between national and state governments is
500
Electoral College
A group of people named by each state legislature to select the president and vice president is the
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