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| constitution | a plan of government, a document in which states laws, principles, organization and processes and |
| executive | A person who runs the government and sees that laws are carried out |
| economic depression | period when business activity slows, prices and wages drop, and unemployment rises |
| judicial branch | a system of courts to settle disputes |
| compromise | an agreement in which each side gives up part of what it wants to end a disagreement |
| ratify | to approve |
| federalists | supporters of a strong national government- Alexander Hamilton and John Jay |
| anti-federalists | opponents of ratification of the Constitution- George Mason and Patrick Henry |
| amendment | a revision or addition to a bill, law or Constitution |
| Bill of Rights | written list of freedoms that the goverment promises to protect |
| checks and balances | a principle of the US Constitution that gives each branch of the government the power to check or limit the actions of the other branches |
| citizen | a person who owes loyalty to a particular nation and is entitled to all of its rights and protections |
| federalism | a principle of the US Constitution that establishes the division of power between the federal govt and the states |
| impeachment | the process of bringing formal charges against a public official |
| judicial review | the principal that the Supreme Court has the right to decide whether acts of Congress are constitutional or not |
| legislature | a part of the govt that makes laws |
| limited government | the principal that the govt has only the powers that are stated in the Constitution |
| separation of powers | The principle by which the powers of the the govt are divided among separate branches |
| unconstitutional | going against what is permitted by the Constitution |
| veto | to reject, as when the President rejects a law passed by Congress |
