Constitution vocab race

An alliance of states created for a common purpose.

• Confederation

• Compromise

• Constitution

An agreement between opposing parties

• compromise

• constitution

• ratification

Document outlining the fundamental principles and structures of a government

• Constitution

• Ratification

• Amendment

Approval of a document or policy

• Ratification

• Federalism

• Constitution

An addition or change to a document

• Amendment

• Ratification

• Constitution

A political system in which power is shared between a national government and state governments

• Federalism

• Separation of powers

• Checks and balances

a governing body whose power exists only within pre-defined limits that are established by a constitution

• Limited government

• Popular sovereignty

• Republicanism

a legislative body that has two branches or chambers

• Bicameral

• twocameral

• Mr. Cowan could not think of another option

Ability to vote

• Popular sovereignty

• Federalism

• Limited government

A system that allows each branch of a government to amend to veto acts of another branch so as to prevent any one branch from exerting too much power.

• Separation of powers

• Checks and balances

• Federalism