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| petition | a formal request |
| checks and balances | the system in which each branch of government has a check on the other two branches so that no one branch becomes too powerful |
| ratify | to give official approval to |
| Federalists | supporters of the Constitution |
| amendment | an addition toa formal document such as the constitution |
| article | a part of a document, such as the Constitution, that deals with a single subject |
| bicameral | consisting of 2 house, oe chambers especially in a legislature |
| constitution | a formal plan of government |
| compromise | agreement between two ro more sides in which each side gives up some of what it wants |
| depreciate | fall in value |
| depression | a period of low economic activity and widespread unemployment |
| Enlightment | movement during the 1700's that spread the idea that knowledge, reeason and science could improve society |
| republic | a government in which citizens rule through elected representatives |
| electoral college | a special group of voters selected by state legislatures to vote for the president and vice president |
| federalism | the sharing of power between federal and state governments |
| proportional | to be the same as or corresponding to |
| manumission | the freeing of some enslaved persons |
| ordinance | a law or regulation |
