Vocabulary Activity 7

Constitutiton

A plan of government

Bicameral

A two-house legislative

Republic

A government in which citizens rule through elected representatives

Petition

To apply for something

Depreciate

To fall in monetary value

Depression

A period when economic activity slows and unemployment increases

Manumission

The freeing of individual enslaved persons

Proportional

Corresponding in size

Enlightenment

A movement of the 1700's that spread
the idea that knowledge, reason, and science could improve society

Federalist

Supporter of the new constitution

Compromise

An agreement between two or more sides

Amendment

Something added to a document

Ordinance

A law or regulation

Ratify

To give official approval

Legislative Branch

The branch of government that makes the nations laws

Executive Branch

The branch of government headedby the president that carries out the nations laws and policies

Judical Branch

The branch of government including the federal courts systems that interprets the nations laws

Federalism

The sharing of power between federal and state governments

Electoral Collage

A special group of voters selected by their states voters to vote for the president and vice president

Article

A part of a document, such as the constitution, that deals with a single subject

Checks and Balances

The system in which each branch of government has a check on the other 2 branches so that no one branch becomes to powerful