EL 4 Constitution vocab words

Question 1

1st attempt at a national government

Answer 1

Articles of Confederation

Question 2

a government in which the power of the ruler is restricted

Answer 2

Limited Government

Question 3

to give up something that you want in order to reach an agreement

Answer 3

Compromise

Question 4

a body of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is acknowledged to be governed

Answer 4

Constitution

Question 5

The right to vote in political elections

Answer 5

Suffrage

Question 6

Tax on imported goods

Answer 6

Tariffs

Question 7

A right is something you are born with, not given to you by a government

Answer 7

Rights

Question 8

Sharing power between the states and central government

Answer 8

Federalism

Question 9

makes all laws, declares war, regulates interstate and foreign commerce and controls taxing and spending policies

Answer 9

Legislative Branch

Question 10

Carries out and enforces laws.

Answer 10

Executive Branch

Question 11

Determines whether a law is constitutional or not.

Answer 11

Judicial Branch