| A | B |
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| Constitutional government | a government in which the powers of the ruler or rulers are limited by a constitution |
| dictator | the head of a government who has unlimited power |
| ideals | thought of as being the best possibility |
| Constitution | a set of rules and laws that tells how a government is organized and run |
| Preamble | the introduction to the Constitution |
| Article of Confederation | the first constitution of the United States |
| Executive Branch | the branch of government that carries out the laws made by the legislative branch |
| Legislative Branch | the branch of government that makes the laws |
| Judicial Branch | the branch of government that interprets and applies the laws and settles disputes |
| Great Compromise | the plan accepted at the Philadelphia Convention that called for Congress to have two houses |
| Congress | National legislature made up of the United States Senate and House of Representatives |
