US History Second Quarter Study Guide
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Preamble | a preliminary introduction to a statute or constitution (usually explaining its purpose) |
| Mercenary | a person hired to fight for another country than their own |
| Constitution | a written plan of government including the body of fundamental laws setting out the principles, structures, and processes of a government |
| loyalist | A person who supported the British during the American Revolution |
| federalist | Supporters of the Constitution |
| Anti federalist | a person who opposed a strong national government |
| federalism | a form of government in which power is divided between the federal, or national, government and the states |
| Checks and balances | A system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other branches in order to prevent abuse of power |
| Patriot | A person who supported the colonists during the American Revolution |
| inflation | an increase in prices |
| debt | an obligation to pay or do something |
| blockade | a war measure that isolates some area of importance to the enemy |
| privateer | a privately owned warship commissioned to prey on the commercial shipping or warships of an enemy nation |
| Ratify | to approve |
| Bicameral | two-house legislator |
| republic | A form of government in which citizens choose their leaders by voting |
| ordinance | an authoritative rule or law; a decree or command |
| depreciate | lower the value of something |
| proportional | one of the quantities in a mathematical proportion, having a constant relation in degree or number (size) |
| compromise | an accommodation in which both sides give up some of what they want |
| article | one of a class of artifacts, a part of a document, such as the Constitution, that deals with a single subject |
| Legislative | the branch of the United States government that has the power of makes the laws |
| Executive | the branch of the United States government that is responsible for carrying out the laws |
| Judicial | the branch of the United States government responsible for interpreting the laws |
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