| A | B |
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| veto | to refuse to approve |
| Virginia Plan | called for one house of Congress based on population |
| preamble | an introduction to a document |
| Cabinet | a govt body made up of secretaries of departments |
| Federalists | supporters of the ratification of the Constitution |
| Shay's Rebellion | farmers protest the land tax imposed by Massachusetts |
| statehood | to become a state |
| Articles of Confederation | the document that set up our country's first central government |
| legislative branch | the lawmaking branch of government |
| New Jersey Plan | a plan that gave small and large states an equal number of representatives |
| executive branch | the branch of government that carries out the laws made by Congress |
| Antifederalists | opponents of the ratification of the Constitution |
| Supreme Court | the head of the judicial branch of government |
| Great Compromise | a proposal that Congress should have 2 separate houses, one based on state population and the other based on equal state representation |
| checks and balances | a system in which one branch of government is balanced by another |
| judicial branch | the branch of government that decides the meaning of the laws |
| political party | a group of people who share similar ideas about government |
| amendment | an addition to a constitution or other document |
| federal system | a system in which thes tates and the federal government share power |
| Bill of Rights | a document that describes the basic rights of people |
