Civics in Practice Ch 2

The lawmaking body of Great Britain

• Democracy

• Confederation

• Federalism

• Parliament

An agreement in which each side gives up part of its demands in order to reach a solution to a problem

• human rights

• sovereignty

• ratification

• compromise

A written plan of government

• constitution

• democracy

• federalism

• republic

The basic rights to which all people are entitled

• democracy

• ratification

• human rights

• ratification

A loose association of states

• republic

• federalism

• confederation

• democracy

Absolute power

• democracy

• sovereignty

• dictator

• confederation

Supporters of the Constitution who favored a strong national government

• federalism

• Federalists

• anti-federalists

• monarchs

Approval

• compromise

• ratification

• human rights

• sovereignty

A system that divides powers between the national government and state governments

• confederation

• federalism

• democracy

• republic

A person who rules with complete and absolute power

• oligarchy

• theocracy

• president

• dictator