Vocabulary
Powers
Vocabulary 2.0
Facts
100
Amendments guaranteeing basic freedoms and rights to the people 
Bill of Rights 
100
Which type of government can collect  taxes?
Both state and national government 
100
To approve 
Ratify 
100
Anti-Federalists believed that the Constitution would....
Give too much power over the states to the national government
200
Government run by representatives elected by the people 
republic 
200
Which type of government can set up schools?
State government 
200
A long-lasting and sharp decline in economic activity 
Depression 
200
Small states have the equal power int he Senate and large states have more power in the House thanks to the... 
Great Compromise 
300
Branch of government that makes laws 
Legislative branch 
300
Which type of government can declare war 
National government 
300
Branch of government that interprets the laws 
Judicial branch 
300
The system in which the states and the national government have shared powers is called....
Federalism 
400
An alliance made up of independent states 
Confederation 
400
Which type of government can set up courts?
Both state and national governments 
400
A plan of government 
Constitution 
400
The Articles of Confederation did not stop states from fighting over what two things 
Boundaries and trade 
500
Changes made to the Constitution of the United States 
Amendement 
500
Which type of government can conduct elections?
State government 
500
The process of following legal steps in a court of law 
Due process of law 
500
THe system that divides the power of the national government into three branches is called what... 
Checks and balances 
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