| A | B |
|---|
| Executive Branch | enforces our laws |
| Judicial Branch | interprets our laws |
| Legislative Branch | writes our laws |
| Separation of Powers | idea that power is divided |
| Constitutional Convention | meeting at which the U.S. Constitution was written |
| Electoral College | group of people who elect the President |
| Bicameral | two house legislature |
| Confederation | a group that comes together for a common purpose |
| Rule of Law | idea that the law applies to everyone equally |
| Ratify | to approve |
| Amendment | changes to the Constitution |
| Checks and Balances | the ways that each branch of govt limits the power or restrains the other two branches |
| Supremacy Clause | part of the Constitution that puts the Constitution above all other laws |
| a constitution | a plan for government |
| Anti-Federalists | someone who opposed ratifying the Constitution |
| Federalits | person who supported ratifying the Constitution |
| Popular Sovereignty | the people's right to rule |
| Limited Government | idea that the government can do only what the people allow it to |
| Federalism | divided power between the federal and state governments |
| Reserved Powers | powers given to the states |
| Concurrent Powers | powers that both the federal and state governments share |
| Enumerated Powers | powers given to just the national government |
| Republic | form of government where the people elect representatives |
| Number of Votes to Ratify an Amendment | 3/4 of state legislatures |
| Virginia Plan | Proposed plan that favored larger states with a bicameral legislature based on population |
| New Jersey Plan | Proposed plan that favored smaller states with a unicameral legislature based on equality (1 vote per state) |
| Great Compromise | agreement that settled the question of representation in Congress |
