Unit 2 Test

the United States' war of independence

• American Revolution
• Civil War
• War of 1812
• Mexican American War

meeting that took place in 1787 in Philadelphia to improve or replace the Articles of Confederation

• Constitutional Convention
• Great Meeting
• Convention of Rights
• Freedom Congress

the original plan of government of the United States that created a loose alliance between the states

• Articles of Confederation
• Constitution
• Great Compromise
• Bill of Rights

group of men that wrote the Constitution (another word for framers)

• Founding Fathers
• Great Gentlemen
• Original Leaders
• Framing Fathers

system of government where power is shared between the state and national government

• Federalism
• Socialism
• Democracy
• Statism

system in which each branch of government has the power to influence and block the other branches

• checks and balances
• federalism
• socialism
• division of power

branch of government that makes laws

• legislative
• executive
• judicial
• federal

branch of government that interprets the laws

• judicial
• legislative
• executive
• federal

branch of government that enforces or carries out the laws

• executive
• legislative
• judicial
• federal

having two houses or chambers

• bicameral
• unicameral
• multicameral