U.S. Constitution Vocabulary

A system of leaders and laws to keep order

• Legislative Branch

• Government

• the preamble

• Articles

A written plan of government

• Popular Sovereignty

• Constitution

• Legislative

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• Cabinet

The 1st Constitution of the U.S. 1781-1788. It had too many weaknesses!

• Articles of Confederation

• the preamble

• articles

• government

The introduction to the US Constitution; tells the purposes of government

• the preamble

• executive branch

• Congress

• Constitution

The 7 parts of the Constitution

• Articles of Confederation

• Bill of Rights

• articles

• judicial branch

the branch of government that carries out laws

• Executive

• Articles of Confederation

• Legislative

• Judicial

the branch of government that makes the laws

• Supreme Court

• Legislative

• Executive

• Popular Sovereignty

Branch of government that decides if laws are carried out fairly; interprets the laws

• Judicial

• Executive

• Congress

• Constitution

the legislative branch of the US; 2 houses: Senate and House of Representatives

• judicial branch

• articles

• government

• Congress

A change to the Constitution

• executive

• amendment

• the Preamble

• popular sovereignty