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two separate lawmaking chambers
bicameral
a special condition in a format document
clause
meeting
convention
agreement
concurrence
a special group of people named by each state legislature to select the president and vice president
Electoral College
a government in which citizens rule through elected representatives
republic
a period when economic activity slows and unemployment increases
depression
to change or revise
amend
a form of government in which power is divided between the federal, or national, government and state governments
federalism
a system by which each branch of government limits the powers of other branches so that one branch does not become too powerful
checks and balances
a law or regulation
the freeing of individual enslaved persons
manumission
to deeply love and respect
revere
the lawmaking branch of government
Legislative Branch
a change to the Constitution
amendment
to fall in value
depreciate
having the proper size in relation to other objects or items
proportional
to give up
relinquish
the branch of government that executes, or carries out, the law and that is headed by the president
The Executive Branch
the belief that government is subject to the will of the people
popular sovereignty
to give up; to leave behind
abandon
a settlement of a dispute by each side giving up some demands; a settlement of a disagreement reached by each side giving up some of what it wants in order to reach an agreement
compromise
change
reformation
the branch of government that interprets the law; it includes courts that settle disputes and questions of the law
The Judicial Branch
idea that a government may only use the powers given to it by the people
limited government