Government by the states
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- constitution
- plan of government
- exectutive branch
- branch of government that executes the law
- judicial branch
- branch of government that interprets the laws
- legislative branch
- branch of government that passes the laws
- republic
- government run by the people through elected representatives
- specie
- gold or silver coin
- amend
- to revise or change
- checks and balances
- system in which each branch of government has the power to check and balance the other branches
- federal
- form of government in which power is shared between the states and the national government
- separation of powers
- principle that the legislative, executive, and judicial branches would all have distinct areas of authority
- Three fifths compromise
- agreement to count three fifths of a state's enslaved population when determining representation
- veto
- to stop from becoming law
- Antifederalist
- opponent of the Constitution who wanted a weak central government
- Bill of Rights
- first ten amendments to the Constitution
- faction
- special interest group
- Federalists
- supporter of the Constitution who favored a strong central government
- ratify
- approve
- administration
- term of office
- Cabinet
- the heads of the major departments in the executive branch
- domestic affairs
- internal matters of a country
- inauguration
- official swearing in ceremony
- precedent
- act that becomes a rule or tradition