| A | B |
|---|
| the document that first central government for the US | Articles of the Confederation |
| established that a state's population would determine representation in the lower house and each state would have equal representation in the upper house | Great Compromise |
| three-fifths of the slave in a state would count when determining a state's population | Three-Fifths Compromise |
| Opponents to the adoption of the federal Constitution | Anti-Federalists |
| A group of people who supported the adoption of the Constitution | Federalists |
| A union of states in which sovereignty is divided between a central authority and the member state authorities | Federalism |
| the division of the government that proposes bills and passes them into laws | legislative branch |
| the division of the federal government that includes the president and the administration; enforces the laws | executive branch |
| the division of the federal government that is made up of the national courts; interprets laws | judicial branch |
| a system that prevents any branch of government from becoming too powerful | checks and balances |
| The constitutional procedure by which the President refuses to approve a bill or joint resolution and thus prevents its enactment into law | veto |
| an official approval; to pass into law | ratify |
| a group of advisers to the president | cabinet |
| the ability of the people to choose their own government | social contract |
| The distribution of power and authority among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of the government | separation of powers |
