The constitution

2. meeting held in Philadelphia in 1787 which the writing of the Constituion was taking place
4. first written plan of government for the United States.
5. law passed by congress in 1787 that specified how western lands would be governed
7. agreement made at the Constitutional Convention stating enslaved people would be counted as three fifths of a person
8. organization that actively promotes the view of some part of the public on specific issues in order to influence government policy
13. basic principal of democracy that says laws are passed by a majority vote and elections are decided by a majority of the vote
14. system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other two branches of government
17. part of the government that carries out laws
18. "age of reason"
19. region of the untied states that they were given by the treat of Paris
20. to formally approve a plan or an agreement
21. constitutional system that shares power between the national and state governments
22. power of the supreme court to decide whether laws and acts made by the legislative and executive branches are unconstitutional

1. the idea that the governments authority comes from the people
3. the law making of government
6. group established by the constitution to elect the president and vice president
9. part of the government that interprets laws
10. trade and other business dealings between two or more states
11. country governed by elected representatives
12. written plan that provides the basic framework of a government
15. series of essays written by James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay
16. plan of government adopted at the constitutional convention that established a two-house congress