| A | B |
|---|
| a detailed, written plan for government | constitution |
| a legislature consisting of two parts, or houses | bicameral |
| to vote approval of | ratify |
| supporters of the constitution | Federalists |
| agreement providing a dual system of congressional representation | Great Compromise |
| those who opposed retification of the Constitution | Anti-Federalists |
| powers that the Constitution does not give to the national government that are kept by the states | reserved powers |
| powers shared by the state and federal governments | concurrent powers |
| a system in which each branch of government is able to check, or restrain, the powers of the others | checks and balances |
| the split of authority among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches | separation of powers |
| any change to the Constitution | amendment |
| powers that Congress has that are not stated exlicitly in the Constitution | implied powers |
| states that federal law is superior to and overrides state law when they conflict | Supremacy Clause |
| powers that Congress has that are specifically listed in the Constitution | expressed powers |
| a form of government in which pwoer is divided between the federal, or national, government and the states | federalism |
| the lawmaking branch of government | legislative branch |
| the branch of government that carries out laws | executive branch |
| the branch of government that interprets laws | judicial branch |
| person appointed to vote in presidential elections for the major cnadidates | elector |
| to vote approval of | ratify |
| gives Congress to right to make all laws "necessary and proper" to carry out its expressed powers | elastic clause |
| principle that the law applies to everyone, even those who govern | rule of law |
| powers given to the federal government by the terms of the U.S. Constitution | enumerated |
