8th Grade Vocabulary Unit 12: Citizenship

Definition: sharing power between the federal and state government

• confederism

• federalism

• interstate system

• anti-federalism

Definition: those who supported a strong central government with authority over the states

• Federalists

• Anti-Federalists

• Whigs

• Democrat-Republicans

Definition: those who supported the idea that states would have equal power as did the federal government

• Federalists

• Anti-Federalists

• Whigs

• Democrat-Republicans

Definition: the lawmaking branch of government (Senate and House of Representatives known as Congress)

• judicial branch

• legislative branch

• executive branch

• federal branch

Definition: the lawmaking branch that enforces the laws (Presidency)

• judicial branch

• legislative branch

• executive branch

• federal branch

Definition: the lawmaking branch that interprets the laws (Supreme Court)

• judicial branch

• legislative branch

• executive branch

• federal branch

Definition: the special group of electors chosen to vote for president and vice president

• presidential commission

• House of Representatives

• Senate

• electoral college

Definition: a system by which each branch of government limits power of the other branches

• federal balance system

• compromise system

• checks and balances

• limits to power system

Definition: a vote to bring charges of serious crimes against a president

• prosecute

• indict

• censure

• impeach

Definition: commands that are signed by the president and have the power of law

• legislative orders

• federal orders

• executive orders

• judicial orders