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| The branch of govt. that makes the laws. Congress is made up of the Senate and the House of Representatives |
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| The branch of govt. headed by the President. It enforces the laws. |
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| The branch of govt. that includes courts and judges and is headed by the Supreme Court. It interprets and applies the laws. |
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| a government by the people were everyone has a vote. |
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| A government run by the people through their elected representatives. |
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| to prevent from becoming a law. A President can do this if he doesn't like a bill past by congress. |
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| Federal system of government |
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| a system where powers are shared among state and the national government |
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| The constitutional arrangement where the powers of government are shared by the executive, legislative and judicial branches |
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| a system where one branch can check the powers of the others so that one cannot become too powerful |
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| a group of electors who represent the voters and who elect the president |
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| The first 10 amendments to the Constitution that ensure the right guaranteed to all citizens of the us. |
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| Leaders of the executive departments of the federal government appointed by the president |
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| An uprising against the paying of taxes that took place in Massachusetts in 1786-87. The first real test of the new government. George Washington put the rebellion down. |
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| Constitutional Convention |
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| The meeting in Philadelphia in 1787 to draft the Constitution |
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| The father of the Constitution |
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| An agreement where the slave holding states were allowed to count 3/5ths of the slave population toward representation in the House of Rep. |
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| It allowed two houses in the legislative branch with the Senate having 2 from each state and the House representation was determined by state population. |
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