vocabulary for Articles of Confederation
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| 110484623 | Depreciate | lose in value | |
| 110484624 | Depression | a long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment | |
| 110484625 | Manumission | the formal act of freeing from slavery | |
| 110484626 | Proportional | to be the same as or corresponding to | |
| 110484627 | Compromise | to settle a dispute by terms agreeable to both sides | |
| 110484628 | Constitution | a written plan of government | |
| 110484629 | Bicameral | composed of two legislative bodies | |
| 110484630 | Republic | a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them | |
| 110484631 | Petiton | to make a request of the government. | |
| 110488492 | Ordinance | a law or regulation | |
| 110488493 | Federalism | a form of government in which power is divided between the federal, or national, government and the states | |
| 111064175 | Article | a part of a document, such as the Constitution, that deals with a single subject | |
| 111064176 | Legislative Branch | the branch of government that makes laws | |
| 111064177 | Executive Branch | the branch of the United States government that is responsible for carrying out the laws | |
| 111064178 | Elector College | This system which had electors pick the president was originally government by the will of the state legislatures, but by 1832 it was governed by the popular vote in all states but SC | |
| 111064179 | Weaknesses of the articles of confederation | Overall, very weak central government and no executive branch. 1. The central government had no power to tax. 2. The central government could not print or coin money. 3. No central court system 4. Passage of any bill required 9 out of 13 states. 5. Each state had one vote. 6. An amendment required unanimous support. 7. Congress had no power to raise an army. | |
| 111064180 | Amendment | an addition to a formal document such as the constitution | |
| 111064181 | Judicial Branch | the branch of government, including the federal court system, that interprets the nation's laws | |
| 111064182 | Checks and Balances | each branch of the national government can check the actions of the oter two branches | |
| 111064183 | Federalism | supporters of the constitution | |
| 111064184 | Ratify | To give official approval | |
| 111064185 | Anti Federalist | those who opposed reatifiacation of the constitution | |
| 111064186 | Enlightenment | An intellectual movement concentrated in France during the 1700's developed rational laws to describe social behavior and applied their findings in support of human rights and liberal economic theories. | |
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