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Articles of Confederation and Constitution
Vocabulary Chart
Directions: Complete the three column vocabulary chart below. Use the glossary in
the back of the book or the bottom of the page that the term is located in the
textbook to find the definition. Copy the definition into the second column labeled
“Definition” next to the term. In the third column you have a choice of giving an
example or a colored picture.
Term
Definition
Picture or Example
*Confederation A group of states united under a
weak federal government
*Impeachment
Bringing charges against an
official
*Bill
A proposed law under
consideration
*Congress
*Democracy
Separation of
Powers
Term
Bicameral
Definition
Having _____ separate
lawmaking chambers
Republic
A __________ in which
__________ rule through
elective representatives
Ordinance
A _______or regulation
Compromise
A _____________ of a dispute
by each side giving up some
__________
Federalism
A form of ____________ in
which power is divided between
the ___________, or national,
government and ________
governments
Popular
Sovereignty
The belief that government is
subject to the ________ of the
_________
Limited
Government
Idea that a ____________ may
only use the _________ given to
it by the people
Legislature of the United States.
Includes the Senate and the
House of Representatives
A system of government in
which power is vested in the
people, who rule either directly
or through freely elected
representatives
The division of authority among
___________, ___________,
and _______________branches
to make sure no one branch has
too much power.
Picture or Example
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Term
Legislative
Branch
Definition
The _______________ branch
of the government
Executive
Branch
The branch of government that
___________, or carries out, the
law and that is headed by the
_____________
Judicial
Branch
Branch of government that
___________ the law; it
includes __________ that settle
disputes and questions of the
law
Checks and
Balances
A system by which each branch
of government_________ the
powers of other branches so
that one branch does not
become too _________
Amendment
A ____________, correction, or
improvement added to a
_____________
Electoral
College
A special group of people
named by each state legislature
to select __________ and
_________________.
Picture or Example
Term
Enumerated
Power
Definition
Power specifically given
__________ in the
____________
Reserved
Power
Authority belonging only to the
_____
Implied
Power
Authority not specifically
mentioned in the ___________
but suggested in its
____________
Concurrent
Power
Power shared by the _________
and _____________government
Due Process
The legal _______and
procedures established by law
and guaranteed by the
____________ that government
must observe before depriving a
person of life, liberty, or
property
Power of the ____________ to
say whether any federal, state,
or local law or government
action goes against the
Constitution.
Judicial
Review
Picture or Example