Constitution Vocab

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Nickname for the men who established the U.S. government?

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Founding Fathers

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Document establishing a government and its rules.

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Constitution

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Loose partnership of states, no leader

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Confederation

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America's first constitution (weak, terrible, no good)

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The Articles of Confederation

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A short part of an official document, like a list in a constitution.

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Article

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Decision-making where all agree by giving up something.

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Compromise

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Founding Fathers' agreement on representation required a __________.

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compromise

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Official approval of a document

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ratification

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The 13 states approved the Articles of Confederation

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ratified

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Edit or change an official document to improve it

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amend