Unit three

5. Convention a meeting held in Philadelphia in 1787 at which delegates from the states wrote the U.S. Constitution
7. the constitutional system that shares power between the national and state governments
9. a difference between two statements or situations that means they cannot both be true
13. a strong disagreement
14. and balances the system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other two branches
16. College the group established by the Constitution to elect the president and vice president. Voters in each state choose their electors.
17. of Confederation the first written plan of government for the United States. A confederation is an association of states that cooperate for a common purpose.
18. an especially original, intelligent, or clever idea
19. a group of people or things with obvious differences among them
20. branch the part of government, consisting of the Supreme Court and lower federal courts, that interprets the laws
21. commerce trade and other business dealings between two or more states

1. a written plan that provides the basic framework of a government
2. branch the part of government that carries out, or executes, the laws
3. to treat a person or group unfairly
4. the use or purpose of something
6. branch the lawmaking part of government, called the legislature. To legislate is to make a law.
8. rule basic principle of democracy that says laws are passed by majority vote and elections are decided by a majority of the voters
10. to agree or pledge to support someone or something
11. sovereignty the idea that the government’s authority comes from the people
12. of powers a key constitutional principle that divides the functions of government among three branches—legislative, executive, and judicial—to prevent any one branch from gaining too much power
15. relating to issues within a country