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| 136787227 | Constitution | A document presenting a plan of government. | |
| 136787228 | Legislative Branch | The lawmaking branch of government. | |
| 136787229 | Bicameral | Two houses of the legislative branch of government: Congress = House of Representatives and the Senate. | |
| 136787230 | Executive Branch | The branch of government that carries out the laws made by the legislative branch. | |
| 136787231 | Bill of Rights | The first ten amendments (changes/additions) to the United States Constitution. | |
| 136787232 | Articles of Confederation | A constitution drafted by Congress on November 15, 1777. | |
| 136787233 | ratify | To officially approve a proposal. To make it legal. | |
| 136787234 | republic | A government in which people elect officials to represent them. | |
| 136787235 | economic depression | A period of time when business activity slows down and unemployment increases. | |
| 136787236 | Constitutional Convention | A meeting in 1787 in Philadelphia when the United States Constitution was written. | |
| 136787237 | veto | To refuse to approve a bill so that it cannot be made into a law. | |
| 136787238 | compromise | An agreement acceptable to both sides. | |
| 136787239 | separation of powers | The division of power among the legislative, executive and judicial branches of government. No one branch holds more power than another. | |
| 136787240 | federalism | A system of government in which power is distributed between national and state governments. | |
| 136787241 | electoral college | Representatives of voters in each state who select the President and Vice President. | |
| 136787242 | checks and balances | A system set up in the Constitution where each branch of the government has some authority over the other. | |
| 136787243 | impeachment | To bring formal charges against a federal or state public official with the intent of removing the official from office. | |
| 136787244 | amendment | A written change to a document. |
