| A | B |
|---|
| legislative branch | makes laws and establishes taxes |
| executive branch | makes sure laws are carried out and commands the armed forces |
| judicial branch | decides what laws mean and if they are constitutional |
| delegate | a person chosen to represent others |
| inflation | a time when prices rise very quickly and the smae amount of money doesn't buy as much |
| Articles of Confederation | the first plan of government for the U.S. |
| checks and balances | the system provided in the Constitution to allow each branch of government to limit the power of the others |
| Shays' Rebellion | Mass. farmers in debt tried to close the courts to avoid losing their farms |
| Northwest Territory | land gained in the Treaty of Paris which included Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, and part of Minnesota |
| Daniel Shays | Rev. War veteran who led a rebellion of Mass. farmers |
| Bill of Rights | the first 10 amendments to the Constitution that listed people's rights |
| federal | refers to the national government |
| veto | the power of the President to reject a bill |
| Antifederalist | those opposed to the Constitution because it established a strong central government |
| reserved powers | powers left or reserved for the states |
| amendment | a change or addition to the Constitution |
| Constitution | our written plan of government adopted in 1789 |
| Preamble | the introduction to the Constitution |
| Constitutional Convention | a meeting of delegates held in Philadelphia which replaced the Articles of Confederation |
