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| Articles of Confederation |
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| Plan established in 1781 that established a limited national government in the United States, later replaced by the Constitution of the United States |
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| The branch of government that makes the laws; Congress |
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| Branch of government, headed by the President, that enforces the laws |
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| Branch of government, made up of courts and judges, that interprets and applies the laws |
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| A plan of government that describes the different parts of the government and their duties and powers |
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| A government run by the people through their elected representatives |
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| An uprising against taxes in Massachusetts in 1786 and 1787 |
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| To prevent from becoming a law |
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| A compromise at the Constitutional Convention calling for a two-house legislature, with one house elected on the basis of population (House of Representatives) and the other house representing each state equally (Senate) |
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| A compromise at the Constitutional Convention calling for three fifths of a state's slave population to be counted for the purposes of legislative representation |
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| Federal System of Government |
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| A system in which power is shared among state and national authorities |
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| The Constitutional allotting of powers within the federal government among, legislative, executive and judicial branches |
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| A system in which each of the federal branches of government can check the actions of the other branches |
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| A group of electors, chosen by the voters, who vote for the president |
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| Supporters of the Constitution during the debate over its ratification; favored a strong national government |
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| Opponents of the Constitution during the debate over its ratification; opposed the concept of a strong national government |
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| A group organized around a common interest and concerned only with furthering that interest |
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| The first ten amendments to the Constitution |
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| Leaders of the executive departments of the federal government |
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| Term of office; also the members and agencies of the executive branch as a whole |
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| An act or statement that becomes an example, rule, or tradition to be followed - an example is addressing the President as "Mr. President" |
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