Articles of Confederation and Constitution Study Guide

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  1. 1. an assembly of representatives from the Thirteen Colonies that wrote the Articles of Confederation; established in 1774
  2. 5. to have someone in a legislative body through which citizens exercise power
  3. 7. to formally approve
  4. 9. system of beliefs and laws by which a country or state is governed
  5. 11. branch of government that interprets laws
  6. 12. branch of government that enforces laws; includes the president
  7. 13. make changes to improve
  8. 15. legislative branch of government established by the Articles of Confederation; governing body of the United States from 1781-1789
  9. 17. a meeting that took place in Philadelphia in 1787 for the purpose of amending the Articles of Confederation; wrote the US Constitution instead
  10. 18. government system in which power is divided between a central division and division and smaller divisions, such as states
  11. 19. lower house of Congress; # of representatives from each state is determined by the population of the state; votes on new laws; all tax and spending bills begin in the House; can impeach high ranking officials; selects president if there is not majority in the Electoral College
  12. 20. original constitution of the United States; written in 1777 and ratified in 1781
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  1. 2. group of electors who cast their votes for the presidential candidate who wins the majority of votes in their representative state
  2. 3. upper house of Congress; 2 senators from each state; votes on new laws; ratifies treaties with foreign governments; approves appointments made by the president; tries impeachment cases; selects vice-president if there is no majority in the Electoral College
  3. 4. branch of government that makes laws
  4. 6. first 10 amendments to the Constitution that describe guaranteed civilian and state rights
  5. 8. government system based on an agreement in which separate political units work together; state governments have more power than the central government
  6. 10. those who were in favor of ratifying the Constitution
  7. 14. those who were not in favor of ratifying the Constitution
  8. 16. the lawmaking body that includes the House of Representatives and the Senate