Chapter 6 vocabulary

The first plan for government of the United States.

• Confederacy

• Articles of Confederation

• Constitution

• Council

The branch of government that that makes laws; the U.S. Congress

• Legislative Branch

• Judicial Branch

• Executive Branch

• Congress

To approve

• Permission

• Approve

• Ratify

A citizen’s right to fair treatment through the judicial system

• Debt

• Delegate

• Demand

• Due Process

A written plan for government that describes the principles and organization of a nation

• Common Good

• Constitution

• Bill of Rights

• Amendments

The Branch of government that interprets the laws; the U.S. Supreme Court and other courts

• Executive branch

• Judicial Branch

• Congress

• The White House

The introduction to the Constitution of the United States Of America

• Morale

• miltia

• Political Party

• Preamble

A steady rise in prices that occurs as money loses value and things cost

• inflation

• Rise

• taxes

• Uprise

Laws to describe how to organize the territory

• Bill of rights

• Ordinance

• Judge

• Executive

The branch of government that carries out the laws; the U.S. President and his or her administration

• Judicial

• Executive

• Legislative

• White House