Constitutional Vocab

2. Plan proposed that every 5 enslaved people count for 3 votes.
4. To give official approval to
6. Loose joining of states to form a nation while being loyal to their own state
8. Law that lays out how territories can apply for statehood (3 requirements)
9. Special group of voters selected by their state voters to vote for the President and Vice President, Congress plus 3 people from Washington D.C.
10. Corresponding or equal in size
11. Plan proposed that representation in Congress should be equal across all states, regardless of population size.
12. The right of the Supreme Court to determine if a law is unconstitutional, precedent set during Marbury v Madison 1803
13. Government in which the people rule through elected representatives
14. Powers belonging only to the federal government
17. A person opposed to the Constitution, wanted a Bill of Rights added to protect individual rights
19. Consisting of two houses, or chambers, especially in the legislature
21. Plan proposed that representation in Congress should be based on population, larger the population the more votes a state has
22. America’s first Constitution, provided a new central government, which the states had the most power.

1. Powers not specifically mentioned in the Constitution
3. Compromised agreed upon at the Constitutional Convention, created a bicameral Congress (2 house)
5. An addition to a formal document
6. Powers shared by the state and federal government
7. Introduction to a formal document
15. Part of a document, such as the Constitution, the deals with a single subject
16. Powers reserved by the states
18. A person that supports the Constitution
20. A written formal plan of government