| A | B |
|---|
| Confederation | Power to the states, central government very weak |
| Unitary Government | Central government has the power |
| Federal Government | Central government and states share power |
| Democracy | Type of decion making where government controlled by the people |
| Dictatorship | Any person, party, or class that holds all the power |
| Monarchy | One person has power, like a king |
| Oligarchy | Small group have power |
| Totalitarian | Type of decision making, where single person or group that has all the power |
| Direct Democracy | All citizens participate in the decision-making process |
| Republic/ Indirect Democracy | People elect representatives to make decisions for them |
| Capitalism | Economic system where individuals control economic decisions, with little or no government interference |
| Socialism | Government owns businesses |
| Federalist | Supported the Constitution- James Madison, Alexander Hamilton |
| Anti-Federalist | Did not support the Constitution because there was no mention of God, states could not print their own $, and it lacked a Bill of Rights- John Hancock, Patrick Henry |
| Veto | "I forbid" in Latin, the President rejects a law |
| Override a veto | 2/3 of Congress vote to override a presidential veto |
| New Jersey Plan | "Small state plan"- wanted unilateral govt, with equal representation |
| Virginia Plan | "Large state plan"- wanted representation to be based on population |
| 3/5 Compromise | Blacks counted as three-fifths of person |
| Connecticut Compromise | Bilateral Congress- One based on equal representation, one based on population |
| Preamble | Beginning section of the Constitution ("We the people, in order to form a more perfect union...") |
| Magna Carta | 1st document that limited the kings power |
| Declaration of Independence | Written by Thomas Jefferson, officially separated the United States from England |
| Articles of Confederation | Failed document that made a weak central government and a strong state governments- "firm league of friendship" |
| Interstate Commerce | Business between states |
| Legislative Branch | Makes laws (Congress- House of Representatives and Senate) |
| Judicial Branch | Interprets laws (Supreme Court- Judges) |
| Executive Branch | Enforces laws (President) |
| Judicial Review | Power of the judicial branch to declare an act of the president or a law unconstitutional |
| Delegated Powers | Powers given to the national government according to the Constitution |
| Reserved powers | Powers held by the states |
| Concurrent powers | Powers held byt the national and state governments |
| Impeach | Charge against a public official |
| Pardon | Forgive criminals |
