Unit 3 Vocabulary Review

A change to the Constitution

• Compromise

• Amendment

• Principle

• Federalism

Two-house legislature

• Federalism

• Republic

• Confederation

• Bicameral

The idea that citizens have a responsibility to help their country

• Civic duty

• Compromise

• Ordinance

• Principle

An agreement to settle differences

• veto

• ratify

• compromise

• jurisdiction

An alliance of independent states

• bicameral

• confederation

• veto

• compromise

A system where power is divided between the national and state governments

• bicameral

• amendment

• principle

• federalism

An area of authority or control

• ratify

• amendment

• ordinance

• jurisdiction

a local law or legislation

• principle

• republic

• compromise

• ordinance

A rule or law

• bicameral

• principle

• republic

• veto

To give formal approval

• principle

• veto

• ratify

• amendment