| Term | Definition |
|---|
| constitution | a written form of government a country has |
| Articles of Confederation | the US first constitution |
| 4 reasons the Articles of Con. was considered a loose union of states | unicameral legislature(one house), one vote per state, 2/3 majority of states needed to pass legislation(9 out of 13), unanimous vote needed to amend Articles |
| 2 powers Congress did not have | could not collect taxes, could not raise an army |
| to change the constitution | delegates attended the Constitutional Convention |
| smaller states | states that favored the New Jersey Plan |
| Virginia Plan | plan based on population |
| Roger Sherman | the man that proposed the Great Compromise |
| New Jersey Plan | plan based on representation |
| Senate | legislative body that has an equal number of representatives |
| larger states | states that favored the Virginia Plan |
| compromise | to solve a problem by giving something up |
| 3 requirements to become president | age 35 or older, natural born citizen, resident of US for 14 years |
| president | the person who appoints the Supreme Court justices |
| Supreme Court Justice | the position that has the longest term |
| 3 requirements to become a representative | age 25 or older, citizen for 7 years, resident of state in which elected |
| how many Senators there are in office | 100, 2 per state |
| based on population | determined how many representatives each state gets |
| Great Compromise | name of compromise that established the 2 house Congress |
| judicial branch | can declare laws unconstitutional, declare the act of President unconstitutional, explain/interpret laws |
| executive branch | carrying out laws, commander in Chief and Armed Forces, appoint federal officials and judges, make treaties with foreign nations, pardon people of crimes, veto bills |
| legislative branch | regulate trade with foreign nations, make laws, declare war, coin money, override vetoes, approves treaties with presidential appointments, raise military, tax, borrow money |
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