Chapter 4 Vocabulary Flashcards
In a __________ like the United States, citizens rule through elected representatives.
republic
In the late 1700s, Virginia’s free African American population grew due the the passage of a law that encouraged ____________.
manumission
An example of an _____________ to the U.S. Constitutions is the Bill of Rights.
amendment
In creating their own constitution, most of the original states established a ___________ legislature to divide the power between two houses.
bicameral
The branch of the government that establishes the law is the _________________.
legislative branch
In the House of representatives, the number of representatives must be ____________, or correspond in size, to the population of each state.
proportional
The political feature of the United States government whereby power is shared between the federal and state governments is called ___________.
federalism
In 1785 the Confederation Congress passed an ___________ that established a procedure for surveying and selling western lands north of the Ohio river.
ordinance
The _________________ system was established so that no single branch can dominate the government.
checks and balances
In a ___________, two or more sides reach an agreement in which each side gives up some of what it wants.
compromise
A written plan for government is called a ____________.
constitution
The branch of government headed by the president is the __________________.
executive branch
During a ______________, economic activity slows and unemployment increases.
depression
The Supreme Court is part of the ________________ of government.
judicial branch
In the late 1700s, when a district’s population was the same as that of the smallest existing state, that district could apply to become a state by submitting a __________.
petition
