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Government
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Social Studies
5th Grade
03/26/2012

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Term
Articles of Confederation
Definition
The document that set up our country's first central government.
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Political Party
Definition
A group of people who share similar ideas about government.
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Cabinet
Definition
A government body made up of secretaries of departments.
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Antifederalists
Definition
Opponent of the ratification of the constitution.
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Federalist
Definition
Supporter of the ratification of the constitution.
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Veto
Definition
To refuse to approve.
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Checks and Balances
Definition
A system in which one branch of government is balanced by another.
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Federal System
Definition
A system in which the states and the federal government is balanced by another.
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Republic
Definition
A system in which the people chose the representatives to make the laws and run the government.
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Preamble
Definition
An introduction to a constitution.
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Amendment
Definition
An addition to a constitution or other document.
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Bill of Rights
Definition
A document that describes the basic rights of people.
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Great Compromise
Definition
A proposal that congress should have two separate houses, one based on state population and the other based on casual state representation.
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New Jersey Plan
Definition
The plan that gave small and large states an equal number of representatives.
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Supreme Court
Definition
The head of the Judicial branch of government.
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Judicial Branch
Definition
The branch of government that decides the meaning of laws.
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Ratify
Definition
To officially approve.
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Secretary
Definition
The head of each department in the executive branch of government.
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Executive Branch
Definition
The branch of government that carries out the laws made by congress.
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Legislative Branch
Definition
A lawmaking branch of government.
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Virginia Plan
Definition
Called for one house of congress based on population.
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Statehood
Definition
To become a state.
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Territories
Definition
An area of land that belongs to a government.
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Northwest Ordinance
Definition
A law that set out a plan for new territories to become states.
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Shay's Rebellion
Definition
Farmers protest the land tax imposed by Massachusetts.
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