Unit 3 social studies

3. The first written plan of government for the United States. A confederation is an association of states that cooperate for a common purpose.
4. The system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other two branches.
7. A law passed by Congress in 1787 that specified how western lands would be governed.
8. A region of the United States bounded by the Ohio and Mississippi rivers and the Great Lakes. The region was given to the United States by the Treaty of Paris in 1783.
10. To formally approve a plan or an agreement. The process of approval is called ratification.
12. Payment given to someone to offset, or make up for, a loss or injury.
13. The “Age of Reason” in 17th- and 18th-century Europe. Enlightenment thinkers emphasized using rational thought to discover truths about nature and society.
14. To treat a person or group unfairly.
16. A formal listing of the basic rights of people in the United States.
17. Supporting ideas of freedom, change, and progress.
19. A person who is required to defend himself or herself in a legal action. An example is an accused person who is put on trial for a crime.
20. To agree or pledge to support someone or something.

1. A basic set of ideas used to develop a larger plan.
2. A written plan that provides the basic framework of a government.
5. A strong disagreement.
6. A meeting held in Philadelphia in 1787 at which delegates from the states wrote the U.S. Constitution.
9. The plan of government adopted at the Constitutional Convention that established a two-house Congress. In the House of Representatives, representation from each state is based on state population. In the Senate, each state is represented by two senators.
11. The group established by the Constitution to elect the president and vice president. Voters in each state choose their electors.
15. A difference between two statements or situations that means they cannot both be true.
18. A country governed by elected representatives.