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Vocabulary
Articles of Confederation
The Constitution
3 Branches of Government
Bill of Rights
100
This is an agreement where both sides gives up something to settle a disagreement.
What is a compromise?
100
The Articles of Confederation became the first Constitution of the United States in this year.
What is 1781?
100
The Constitution created 3 Branches of Government. They are named these.
What are Legislative, Judicial, and Executive?
100
This branch is made up of two houses and makes laws.
What is the Legislative branch?
100
This amendment allows freedom of speech, press, assembly, and religion.
What is first amendment?
200
A draft before it becomes a law.
What is a bill?
200
In the first Congress, this many states out of 13 had to agree in order to pass a law.
What is 9?
200
Once the Constitution was complete, people realized that it outlined government, but did not protect these.
What are citizen's rights?
200
This branch contains 9 justices who are appointed by the president.
What is the Judicial Branch?
200
This amendment protects citizens from an illegal search.
What is the fourth amendment.
300
A statement that is added to, or revises or improves a document.
What is an amendment?
300
The Articles of Confederation did not put one person in charge of government because they feared having this.
What is a king?
300
The first ten amendments to the Constitution are known as this.
What is the Bill of Rights.
300
This branch is headed by the president and contains the army and navy.
What is the Executive branch?
300
This amendment gives us the right to a trial by an impartial jury.
What is the sixth amendment?
400
A meeting of people who share a common purpose.
What is a convention?
400
The government created under the Articles of Confederation could not collect money from people, which is known as this.
What is tax?
400
This compromise at the Constitutional Convention allowed slaves to be counted as part of the population.
What is the 3/5 Compromise?
400
The system that makes sure one branch is not more powerful than the other two is known as this.
What are checks and balances?
400
This amendment says who will hold the power- either the government, states, or citizens.
What is the tenth amendment?
500
A written plan for how government works.
What is a constitution?
500
There were this many states in our nation when the Articles of Confederation were written.
What is 13?
500
This is the introduction to the Constitution, which begins with the words, "We the people..."
What is the preamble?
500
These two branches contain members elected by the citizens of our country.
What are the Legislative and Executive branches?
500
This amendment allows citizens to carry guns in some circumstances.
What is the second amendment?