Vocabulary - Constitution

approval of a document or policy

• ratification

• amendment

• constitution

• compromise

an alliance of states created for a common purpose

• confederation

• compromise

• constitution

• ratification

an addition to a document

• amendment

• ratification

• constitution

• confederation

document outlining the fundamental principles and structures of a government

• constitution

• compromise

• confederation

• ratification

independent power

• sovereignty

• federalism

• natural rights

• amendment

an agreement between opposing parties

• confederation

• compromise

• constitution

• ratification

political system in which power is shared between a national centralized government and a collection of smaller state governments

• federalism

• sovereignty

• amendment

• ratification

a real or imagined wrong or other cause for complaint or protest, especially unfair treatment.

• grievance

• compromise

• constiution

• federalism

The idea that certain restrictions should be placed on government to protect the natural rights of citizens.

• grievance

• constiution

• limited government

• bicameral

A legislature consisting of two parts, or houses-in America this is the Senate and the House of Representatives

• bicameral

• republicanism

• grievance

• compromise