| A | B |
|---|
| Bicameral | Two-house |
| Federalists | Supporters of the Constitution |
| Anti-Federalists | Opponents of the Constitution |
| Ratification | Approval, as in the approval of an amendement to the Constitution |
| Delegated Powers | The powers given to Congress rather than states |
| Amendments | Changes to the Constitution |
| Federalism | The division of power between the states and the federal, or national, government |
| Concurrent Powers | The powers shared by the federal and the state governments |
| Reserved Powers | Those powers that the Constitution neither gives to Congress nor denies to the states |
| Checks and Balances | The system that gives each of the three branches of government ways to limit the powers of the other two |
| Implied Powers | Powers of Congress not specifically listed in the Constitution; necessary and proper clause |
| Legislation | The ability to make laws |
| Eminent domain | The power of the government to take private property for public use |
| Due process of law | A porcess by which the government must treat accused persons fairly according to rules established by law |
| Double jeopardy | Being placed on trial twice for the same crime |
| Suffrage | The right to vote |
| Constitution | A plan of government |
| Judicial | A branch of government which would consist of the Supreme Court System that would have the authority to interpret laws and would thus be able to settle conflicts between different states |
| Executive | A branch of government that would enforce laws |
| Veto | To reject, as in to reject a bill |
| Impeach | To accuse the President or other high government officals of serious wrongdoing |
| Preamble | Introduction |
| Necessary and proper clause | States that Congress is allowed to make all laws that are "necessary and proper" for carrying out the listed powers |
| Popular Sovreignty | letting the people rule |
| Separation of Powers | Dividing government power among leislative, executive, and judicial branches |
