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| A person sent to another country to represent his or her government. |
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| People who are not in the armed forces. |
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| Taking an active role in making laws and decisions. |
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| A formal act or decision agreed to by a group of people. |
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| A plan of government that describes the different parts of government and their duties and powers. |
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| Improvements in a system. |
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| A system in which states hold more power than the national government. |
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| People in Mexico in the 1830s who wanted states to hold more power than national government. They looked to the U.S. as their model. Most liberals in Mexico favored this system. |
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| A system in which national government has more power than the states. |
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| People who wanted a strong central government. |
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| People chosen to speak for a group. |
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| Government body that makes laws. |
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Committee of Safety and Correspondence
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Local groups that provided news to settlers.
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