| A | B |
|---|
| Constitution | plans of government |
| republic | a form of government in which people elect representatives to run the country |
| ambassadors | representatives 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 |
| township | a square of land that measured 6 miles on each side |
| ordinance | a set of laws |
| convention | important meeting |
| delegates | representatives |
| Preamble | introduction to the constitution |
| compromise | to give up some of what you want in order to reach an agreement |
| federal system | the authorit of governing would be shared between the states and the national government |
| bill | an idea for a new law |
| debated | arguing the good and the bad about a certain position |
| Union | the United States of America |
