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9th Grade
10/11/2007

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New Jersey Plan
Definition
Legislature (Uni-Cameral) President/ Courtsystem(weak)
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Virginia Plan
Definition
Two House Congress (Bi-Cameral)Court System/ President(strong)
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Connecticut Compromise
Definition
Great Compromise (bicameral) Senate Basedon Equality, President/courts(strong)
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Article 1
Definition
Congress-Makes Laws
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Article 2
Definition
Judicial-Review declares laws valid
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Article 3
Definition
Exectutive- Enforces Laws
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Colony
Definition
An area controlled by another country
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reserved power
Definition
powers that are givin to the states
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Federalism
Definition
System is divided between national and state goverments
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preamble
Definition
the goals in the constitution
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Popular sovereignty
Definition
freedom of the people to decide rules and laws
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limited goverment
Definition
power of the government is limited
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enumerated power
Definition
the expressed powers of congress
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impeachment
Definition
an accusation of misconduct to someone in congress
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libel
Definition
to ruin someones reputation by writing something
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slander
Definition
to ruin someones reputation by saying something
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judicial restraint
Definition
supreme court should not have avsay on social and political questions
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inherent power
Definition
powers national goverment may exercize
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ratify
Definition
to approve of put in affect
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embargo
Definition
an agreement having to do with trade
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impeach
Definition
to accuse someone in ofice of misconduct
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