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New Nation

history,vocabulary

22 cards·by tammyl_35
tleegovernmentconstitutionhistoryus
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governement in which people elect representatives to govern the country
republic
when the value of a government's money falls because there is too much of it
inflation
a building that is used for storing weapons
arsenal
land that belongs to a national government but is not a state and is not represented in Congress
territory
set of laws, that created a system to survey,or measure, the western lands
ordinance
an important meeting
convention
trade
commerce
the right to govern the people would be shared by the national and the state governments
federal system
an idea for a new law, but has to be approved by both houses before becoming a law
bill
a population count taken every 10 years to find out the number of people in each state
census
a group of officials chosen by citizens to vote for the President and Vice President
electorial college
to reject
veto
a supreme court judge
justice
to accuse a govenrment official of "treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors"
impreach
a system that gives each branch of government different powers so that each branch can watch over teh authority of the others
checks and balances
to approve
ratify
a citizen who wanted a strong national government and was in favor of approving the Constitution
Federalist
an addition or change to the Constitution
amendment
A citizen who wanted a limited national government and was against the Constitution
Anti-Federalist
the principle that guarantees the right to a fair public trial
due process of law
a group of the President's most important advisers
cabinet
authority that belongs to the states or to the people, not to the national government
reserved powers