Origins and Purposes of Government VOCABULARY

A Federal System means....

• a system of government in which citizens elect representatives to a legislative parliament and parliament assigns(selects) power to an executive member (often a Prime Minister).

• A system of government where power is shared between branches of government

• A political party who supported the ratification of the NEW Constitution.

• A political party who opposed the ratification of the NEW Constitution.

The Bill of Rights are ...

• A system of government where the central government is very WEAK and STATES hold MOST power.

• A tax on goods/products.

• The brief introduction.

• the 1st TEN (10) Amendments to the U.S. Constitution.

Amendment means....

• A tax on goods/products.

• 1st TEN (10) Amendments to the U.S. Constitution.

• To make changes or to fix.

• To approve.

Ratify means...

• To approve.

• A tax on goods/products.

• control or supervise.

• To join together.

Confederal System is a.....

• A system of government where most or all of the governing power resides in the central government.

• A political party who opposed the ratification of the NEW Constitution.

• A system of government where the central government’s power is controlled by smaller units of government. The central government is very WEAK and STATES hold MOST power.

• A political party who supported the ratification of the NEW Constitution.

A Parliamentary System is a....

• A system of government where the central government’s power is controlled by smaller units of government. The central government is very WEAK and STATES hold MOST power.

• A system of government where power is shared between branches of government

• The brief introduction.

• a system of government in which citizens elect representatives to a legislative parliament and parliament assigns(selects) power to an executive member (often a Prime Minister).

Preamble means....

• 1st TEN (10) Amendments to the U.S. Constitution.

• To join together.

• To make changes or to fix.

• The brief introduction.

A Union means...

• To approve.

• To join together.

• A tax on goods/products.

• to control or supervise.

A Federalist was ....

• A political party who supported the ratification of the NEW Constitution.

• Branch of government responsible for enforcing laws (President heads branch).

• A political party who opposed the ratification of the NEW Constitution.

• A system of government where most or all of the governing power resides in the central government.

Unitary System is a....

• A system of government where the central government is very WEAK and STATES hold MOST power.

• Branch of government responsible for enforcing laws (President heads branch).

• A political party who opposed the ratification of the NEW Constitution.

• A system of government where most or all of the governing power resides in the central government.