Unit 3

3. not following the constitution
10. when the number of Representatives from each state is based on the state's population
12. a system in which power is divided and shared between national and state governments
14. to reject or stop
15. a person who creates or shapes a system
16. the part of government with the power to interpret laws
18. a system in which the power is divided between legislative, executive, and judicial branches
19. to charge and try a federal official for wrong doing
21. powers that the people reserve to state governments through the constitution
22. having two chambers
23. political power lies with the public through their representatives
24. a system in which each branch of has certain powers to check the actions of the other branches so that no one branch becomes to powerful

1. any person who is not a legal citizen of the country they are living in
2. someone who opposed the ratification of the U.S. constitution
4. when the number of Representatives from each state is the same
5. the process of voting to approve something
6. a group of people who are elected to make laws and decisions in America it is the House of Representatives and the Senate
7. the part of government with the power to enforce laws
8. powers that people give to the national government through the constitution
9. a group of people who give advice to the leader of a government
11. branch the part of government with power to make laws
13. an earlier event/action that is regarded as an example or guide to be considered in subsequent similar circumstances
17. someone who supported the ratification of the U.S. constitution
20. the body of people appointed by state legislatures whose members are chosen by the voters to elect president and vice president and a vice president