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Articles of confederation The first constitution of the United States. Providing for a weak national govorment Currency Money Commence Trade Separation of powers The division of power among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of goverment Constitution A formal plan of government Rutify To give official approval Bill of rights The first ten amendments of the U.S. Constitution, containing a list of individual rights and liberties, such as freedom of speech, religion, and the press. Federal system The sharing of power between federal and state goverment Bicameral Consisting of two houses or chambers especially in a legislature Legislative branch The branch of government that makes laws Executive branch The branch who enforces laws Judicial branch The branchof goverment including thecfexeral court system amendment an addition to a formal document such as the constitution checks and balances the system in wich each branch of govt has a check on the other two branches become to powerful constitutional convetion meeting of delagate in philadelphia where the articles of confederation were abandone and a new constitution was written