A New Nation Vocab Flashcards
bicameral
having two separate law-making chambers
republic
a government in which citizens rule through elected representatives
ordinance
a law or regulation
clause
a special condition in a formal document
manumission
the freeing of individual enslaved persons
convention
meeting
amend
to change or revise
compromise
a settlement of a dispute by each side giving up some demands
Federalism
a form of government in which power is divided between the federal or national government and state governments
legislative branch
the law-making branch of government
executive branch
the branch of government that executes or carries out, the law and that is headed by the president
Electoral College
a special group of people named by each state legislature to select the president and vice president
judicial branch
the branch of government that interprets the law; it includes courts that settle disputes and questions of the law
checks and balances
a system by which each branch of government limits the powers of other branches so that one branch does not become to powerful
Federalists
people who supported the new Constitution
