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| Articles of Confederation | the first government of the United States |
| Ratification | to approve |
| Confederation | a form of government where the power is located in the states, with little power in the central government |
| Anti-Federalists | they did not want to ratify the Constitution due to a fear that central government was too powerful, and a lack of a bill of rights |
| Bill of Rights | a list of rights given to the people |
| Federalist | people who wanted to ratify the Constitution |
| Federalism | a form of government where the power is split between the National government and the States |
| Checks and Balances | the powers and limitations of the 3 branches of the goverment |
| Executive Branch | enforces the laws, headed by the president |
| Legislative Branch | makes the laws, headed by the Senate and the House of Representatives |
| Judicial Branch | Judges the laws, headed by the Supreme Court |
| Separation of Powers | Created by Montesquieu, it divided up the government into 3 branches to try and prevent on person from being able to take over the government |
| Amendment | a formal change to the Constitution, first 2/3rds of Congress creates the Amendment, then 3/4ths of the states ratify it |
| Preamble | the opening of the Constitution, starting with "to form a more perfect Union" |
| Article I | The Legislative Branch of Government was created in this Article of the Constitution |
| Article II | The Executive Branch of Government was created in this Article of the Constitution |
| Article III | The Judicial Branch of Government was created in this Article of the Constitution |
| Executive | This branch of Government appoints Supreme Court Justices, Federal Judges, ambassadors, and cabinet members |
| US Constitution | The Articles of Confederation were too weak, therefore this was written |
| Amendment Process | Allows the Constitution to be adjusted at times |
| Two-Thirds | This percentage of Congress is needed to vote to propose a change to the Constitution |
| Bill of Rights | This was added to the Constitution as a compromise between the Federalists and Anti-Federalists |
| Anti-Federalist | The belief that the Constitution did not give enough power to the States would be of who? |
| Checks and Balances | If the President nomintes and individual to serve as a Supreme Court judge, the Senate must confirm the appointment, this is known as |
| Make Money | To coin money means to |
| Taxes | The government had no money to raise an Army under the Articles of Confederation becasue the government could not collect |
| Daniel Shay's Rebellion | This event showed the country that the Articles of Confederation were too weak |
| Domestic Tranquility | This means to keep the homeland at peace |
| Three-fourths of the States | A proposed amendment to the Constitution becomes law when ratified by |
| Judge/Intrepret Laws | Job of the Judicial Branch |
| Make Laws | Job of the Legislative Branch |
| Enforce Laws | Job of the Executive Branch |
| Baron de Monesquieu | Philosopher who is known for the thought of separation of powers |
| powerful | The purpose of checks and balances is to prevent any branch from becoming too |
| to form a more perfect union | The first goal of the Preamble of the US Constitution |
| Confederation | In this form of government, the states are stronger than the local government |
