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| official changes, corrections, or additions to a law or constitution |
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| a system established by the constitution that prevents any branch of government from becoming too powerful |
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| a settlement of a dispute by each party giving up some demands |
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| a league or alliance (ex. 13 colonies joined) |
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| the basic principles and laws of a nation, state, or social group that determine the powers and duties of the government and guarantee certain rights to the people in it |
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| division of the federal government that includes the president and the administrative department; enforces the nation's laws |
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| system of government in which power is distributed between a central authority and individual states |
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| to vote to bring charges against |
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| refers to the rights of individuals (Bill of Rights) |
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| division of the federal government that is made up of the national courts; interprets laws, punishes criminals, and settles disputes between states |
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| division of the government that proposes bills and passes them into laws |
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| a political principle which holds that government should be bound by laws that limit its power |
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| the idea that political authority belongs to the people; also a principle that would allow voters in a particular territory to decide whether to ban or permit slavery |
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| support for a system of representative government known as a republic |
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| the division of governmental power into distinct areas with different branches of government exercising different powers; prevents one branch from becoming too powerful |
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