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A legislature consisting of two parts, or houses.
What is a bicameral?
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Meeting of state delegates in 1787 leading to adoption of a new Constitution.
What is Constitutional Convention?
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The opening section of the Constitution.
What is the preamble?
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The idea that power lies with the people.
What is Popular Sovereignty?
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To dole out or give as a task.
What is assign?
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A detailed, written plan for government.
What is a Constitution?
200
Agreement providing a dual system of congressional representation.
What is The Great Compromise?
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One of several main parts of the Constitution.
What is an article?
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The principal that a ruler or a government is not all-powerful; a government that can do only what the people allow it to do.
What is Limited Government?
200
Powers granted directly to the national government by the Constitution; another name for expressed powers.
What is enumerated powers?
300
A group of individuals or state governments.
What is confederation?
300
Agreement providing that enslaved persons would count as three-fifths of other persons in determining representation in Congress.
What is The Three-Fifths Compromise?
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Any change in the Constitution.
What is an Amendment?
300
Principle that the law applies to everyone, even those who govern.
What is rule of law?
300
Powers that the Constitution does not give to the national government that are kept by the states.
What is reserved powers?
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The first constitution of the United States.
What is The Articles of Confederation?
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a group of people named by each state legislature to select the president and vice president
What is an Electoral College?
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The lawmaking branch of government.
What is the Legislative Branch?
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The split of authority among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches.
What is Separation of Power?
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Powers shared by the state and federal governments.
What is concurrent powers?
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A law, usually of a city or county.
What is an ordinance?
500
Supporters of the Constitution.
What is Federalists?
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The branch of government that carries out laws.
What is the Executive Branch?
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a system in which each branch of government is able to check, or restrain, the power of the others
What is Checks and Balances?
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The clause in Article VI of the Constitution that makes federal laws prevail over state laws when there is a conflict.
What is supremacy clause?