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TX -- HEB ISD -- Constitution
5th Grade Constitution and Government -- HEB ISD
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Social Studies
5th Grade
02/07/2015

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Term
Articles of Confederation
Definition
Document that set our country's first central government
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Constitution
Definition
Supreme law and plan of national government in the U.S.
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Territories
Definition
Area of land that belongs to a government
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Statehood
Definition
To become a state
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Legislative Branch
Definition
Lawmaking branch of government
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Executive Branch
Definition
Governmental branch that carries out laws
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Judicial Branch
Definition
Governmental branch that determines law's meaning
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Supreme Court
Definition
Head of the judicial branch of government
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Amendment
Definition
An addition to a constitution or document
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Preamble
Definition
An introduction to the constitution or document
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Democracy
Definition
Government where people make the laws and control government
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Republic
Definition
Government where people elect representatives to run the country
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Federal System
Definition
System where states and federal government share powers
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Checks and Balances
Definition
System in which one branch of government balances another
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Separation of Powers
Definition
Concept that each branch has specific governmental powers
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Veto
Definition
To refuse to approve
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Ratify
Definition
To approve
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Political Party
Definition
Group of people who share similar views of government
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James Madison
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Writer of the U.S. Constitution; "Father of the Constitution"
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Alexander Hamilton
Definition
Wrote newspaper articles to support the Constitution
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