A New Nation

dividing the government so that each branch balances the powers of the others

• ordinance

• amendment

• democracy

• separation of powers

• checks and balances

government in which citizens have power to make political decisions

• ordinance

• amendment

• democracy

• separation of powers

• checks and balances

a law

• ordinance

• amendment

• democracy

• separation of powers

• checks and balances

ways that each branch of government limits the power of the other branches

• ordinance

• amendment

• democracy

• separation of powers

• checks and balances

an addition

• ordinance

• amendment

• democracy

• separation of powers

• checks and balances

the document that first held the states together as a union

• Preamble

• Articles of Confederation

• Bill of Rights

• veto

• ratify

to approve

• Preamble

• Articles of Confederation

• Bill of Rights

• veto

• ratify

refusal to sign a law

• Preamble

• Articles of Confederation

• Bill of Rights

• veto

• ratify

an introduction

• Preamble

• Articles of Confederation

• Bill of Rights

• veto

• ratify

the first ten amendments to the Constitution

• Preamble

• Articles of Confederation

• Bill of Rights

• veto

• ratify