Constitution

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  1. 3. James Madison's plan proposed bicameral, or two-house, legislature with membership or representation based on population
  2. 5. a change or addition to the constitution
  3. 7. the branch of government that interprets the laws and the Constitution.
  4. 8. the provisions in the U.S. Constitution that prevent any branch of the U.S. government from dominating the other two branches.
  5. 10. establishes that the federal constitution, and federal law generally, take precedence over state laws, and even state constitutions.
  6. 13. he lower chamber of the United States Congress, states' number of members is based off of population
  7. 14. the Constitutional Convention's agreement to count three-fifths of a state's slaves as population for purposes of representation and taxation.
  8. 15. the branch of government that makes laws.
  9. 18. a group selected by the states to elect the president and the vice-president, in which each state's number of electors is equal to the number of its senators and representatives in Congress.
  10. 20. the branch of government that administers and enforces the laws.
  11. 21. a government that has a two-house legislative system, such as the House of Representatives and the Senate
  12. 22. the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution, added in 1791 and consisting of a formal list of citizens' rightsand freedoms
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  1. 1. to formally charge an official with misconduct in office. the process of accusing a public official of wrongdoing
  2. 2. an opponent of a strong central government
  3. 4. the official approval of the constitution, or of an amendment, by the states.
  4. 6. the Supreme Court's power to declare an act of Congress unconstitutional
  5. 9. the group of department heads who serve as the president's chief advisers.
  6. 10. the upper chamber in a bicameral legislature each state has equal number of members
  7. 11. The power of the President to refuse to approve a bill or joint resolution and thus prevent its enactment into law
  8. 12. the Constitutional Convention's agreement to establish a two-house national legislature, with all states having equal representation in one house and each state having representation based on its population in the other house.
  9. 16. William Patterson's Plan which proposed a single-house congress in which states had an equal vote
  10. 17. a series of essays defending and explaining the Constitution, written by alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and john Jay.
  11. 19. supporters of the Constitution and of a strong national government.