| A | B |
|---|
| judicial branch | decides whether laws follow the Constitution |
| legislative branch | has the power to approve the appointments of Supreme Court justices |
| legislative branch | makes all national laws |
| executive branch | has the power to veto bills |
| legislative branch | has the power to impeach the president |
| national and state governments | share the power to govern under the federal system |
| Shays's Rebellion | highlighted the problem of weakness in the United States government |
| ratify | approve |
| executive branch | responsible for enforcing laws |
| checks and balances | prevent any one branch from controlling the government |
| first amendment | protects the right to free speech |
| Gouverneur Morris | wrote the Preamble to the Constitution |
| The question the Continental Congress tried to resolve | How should representation in Congress be divided among states? |
| ten amendments to the Constitution | protect the basic rights of the people |
| population density around Philadelphia in 1790 | more than 45 people per square mile |
| original purpose of the Continental Convention of 1787 | to fix the Articles of Confederation |
| republic | a form of government in which the people elect representatives to govern the country |
| rights guaranteed under the first amendment | feedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of religion, freedom to assemble and petition the government |
| Great Compromise | Congress would have two houses. One would be based on population and the other would have equal representation from each state. |
