Unit 3 Vocabulary Retake Review (Pre-AP)

An agreement to settle differences

• Compromise

• Amendment

• confederation

• federalism

The President's power to reject a bill passed by the legislature

• amendment

• federalism

• jurisdiction

• veto

To give formal approval

• jurisdiction

• ratify

• consent

• veto

The representatives that elect the president

• compromise

• federalism

• Electoral College

• reserved powers

A change to the Constitution

• bicameral

• amendment

• confederation

• compromise

a form of government in which citizens choose their leaders by voting

• federalism

• Electoral College

• republic

• confederation

An alliance of independent states

• compromise

• republic

• ratify

• confederation

Powers set aside for the states in the Constitution

• Concurrent Powers

• Enumerated Powers

• Reserved Powers

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

• republic

• amendment

• federalism

• confederation

An area of authority or control

• compromise

• jurisdiction

• principle

• ordinance