| A | B |
|---|
| constitution | plan of government |
| bicameral | two house legislature |
| republic | government ruled through elected representatives |
| petition | apply to |
| ordinance | law |
| depreciate | fallen in value |
| depression | period when economic activity slowed and unemployment increased |
| manumission | freeing of individual enslaved persons |
| proportional | corresponding in size |
| compromise | agreement between two or more sides in which each side gives up some of what it wants |
| enlightenment | period in which knowledge, reason, and science improved society |
| federalism | shared power between federal and state governments |
| legislative branch | lawmaking branch |
| executive branch | carries out the nations laws and policies |
| electoral college | made up of presidential electors |
| judicial branch | court system |
| checks and balances | keeps any one branch from gaining too much power |
| ratify | approve |
| federalist | supporters of the new constitution |
| anti-federalist | those who opposed ratification |
