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| a document that states the principles according to which a nation is governed | ||
| having two legislative houses | ||
| to change | ||
| a union of independent states or nations that decide to work or act together | ||
| a form of government that divides power between the national government and the state governmnets | ||
| the act of seizing someone and forcing them into service | ||
| a settlement of differences in which both sides give up something they want | ||
| to reject | ||
| pride in one's country | ||
| -the legislative assembly composed of delegates from the rebel colonies who met during and after the American Revolution - they issued the Declaration of Independence and framed Articles of Confederation | ||
| -The document which established the present federal government of the United States and outlined its powers. -It can be changed through amendments. | ||
| -persons appointed by a head of state to head executive departments of government -they act as official advisers | ||
| -Land from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains purchased from France for 15 million dollars. -It doubled the size of the US at the time, getting more land than the US wanted. | ||
| -the branch of the United States government that is responsible for carrying out the laws -headed by the president | ||
| -the branch of government that makes the laws., -Congress | ||
| -The branch of government that interprets laws -punishes criminals -settles disputes | ||
| -Compromise made by Constitutional Convention -states would have equal representation in one house of the legislature and representation based on population in the other house | ||
| -a system in which power is divided between the national and state governments | ||
| -the highest federal court in the United States -part of the Judicial Branch -final interpreter of the U.S. Constitution. | ||
| -The war between the United States and Great Britain from 1812 to 1815. - England was trying to interfere with American trade with France -renewed sense of American nationalism | ||
| -the first section of the Declaration of Independence -states basic principles of democracy | ||
| -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. | ||
| The part of the Constitution that permits Congress to make any laws "necessary and proper" to carrying out its powers. |
