| A | B |
|---|
| constitution | plan of government |
| republic | a form of government in which people elect representatives to run the country |
| ambassadors | respresentatives from one country to another |
| inflation | more and more money is needed to buy the same goods |
| territory | land that belongs to a national government but is not a state |
| townships | the name for land that was divided into squares |
| ordinance | a set of laws |
| convention | an important meeting |
| delegates | representatives |
| Preamble | intorduction to the Constitution |
| compromise | to give up some of what you want in order to reach an agreement |
| federal system | the authority to govern was shared between the state governments and a national government |
| bill | an idea for a new law |
| debated | argued |
| the Union | the United States of America |
| legislative branch of government | this branch makes the laws |
| executive branch of government | this branch carries out the laws |
| judicial branch of government | this branch settles differences about the meaning of the laws |
| seperation of powers | each branch of government has seperate and distinct roles |
| majority | the name for the greater part of the House of Representatives or the Senate that is needed to make a bill a law |
| census | population count |
| electoral college | the group of electors who cast the votes for the president |
| veto | reject |
| impeach | accuse the President of wrong-doing |
| justices | judges |
| override | when congress cancels a veto by the President |
| unconsitutional | does not follow the constitution |
| checks and balances | the system set up by delegates to keep a balance of power among the three branches of government |
