Articles of Confederation Vocab

a written set of laws or guidelines

• confederation
• constitution
• federalism
• legislation

sharing of power between central and state governments

• legislative
• federalism
• constitution
• nationalism

branch of government that writes laws

• executive
• judicial
• legislative
• federalism

branch of government that judges law

• judicial
• legislative
• executive
• federalism

branch of government that enforces the law

• legislative
• executive
• judicial
• federalism

President, Vice President and Cabinet

• Legislative
• Executive
• Judicial
• Federal

Congress

• Executive
• Judicial
• Legislative
• Federalism

Supreme Court and other courts

• Legislative
• Executive
• Judicial
• Federal

Government that oversees particular states

• central government
• state government
• executive
• legislative

Government that oversees the whole nation

• state government
• legislative
• executive
• central government