| A | B |
|---|
| republic | government in which the people elect representatives to make the laws |
| Articles of Confederation | new plan of givernment developed soon after the Declaration of Independence |
| confederation | group or league |
| Northwest Ordinance of 1787 | plan that outlined how a teritory could become a state |
| delegates | representatives |
| Constitution | replaced the Articles of Confederation |
| Constitutional Covention | meeting that replaced the Articles of Confederation with the Constitution |
| Preamble | Introduction to Constitution |
| legislative | branch of government that makes the laws |
| judicial | branch of government that interprets the laws |
| executive | branch of government that carries out the laws |
