| A | B |
|---|
| amendment | a way to change the constitution |
| Rule of law | another way of describing the concept of limited government |
| Checks and Balances | helps keep one branch of government from dominating the others |
| Constitutionalism | says Government must be conducted according to constitutional principals |
| Separation of Powers | by having three distinct branches of government (legislative, executive, judicial) |
| Act of Admission | must be passed in order for a new State to be admitted into the union |
| Extradition | legal process by which a fugitive from justice in a State is returned to that State |
| Federalism | system of government in which a written constitution divides the powers of government |
| Interstate Compact | agreements between states |
| Enabling Act | required before a territory can write a proposed State constitution |
