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| the power to coin money, regulate trade, maintain the armed forces and create the federal court system |
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| the power to establish schools, set marriage and divorce laws, and to regulate trade within the state |
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| powers to the state and federal governments share, such as the right to tax , borrow money, and provide general welfare of the public and administer justice. |
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| to formally charge a public official with misconduct while in office. |
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| system in which each branch of the government has the ability to limit the power of the other branches in an attempt to prevent any from becoming too powerful |
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| government principle in which the power is divided among different branches |
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| where the government is divided between the national and state government |
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| government is subject to the will of the people |
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| the first ten amendments to the constitution that protect individual rights |
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| political group that supported a strong central government and the constitution |
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| opponents of the constitution (Patrick Henry, Samuel Adams) |
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| a collection of essays that argued for ratification of the constitution and explained why it was needed. |
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| power of the Chief executive to reject laws passed by legislature |
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| agreement where slaves would be counted towards a state's population |
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| proposal that called for a bicameral legislature (benefitted states with a large populations) |
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| proposal that called for a unicameral legislature where each state had equal representation (benefitted the small states) |
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| gets both large and small states to support the constitution |
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| The Articles of Confederation |
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| the original form of government for the USA where the government could not tax, regulate trade, or print money |
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| incident that sparked the fear that the original form of government was too weak |
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| part of congress where representation is based on a states population |
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| part of congress where representation is equal |
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| a group of advisors to the president |
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