3.3 A New Plan of Government

a movement of the 1700s that promoted knowledge, reason, and science as a means to improve society

• Enlightenment

• Federalist

• Antifederalist

• Antienlightenment

supporters of the Constitution

• Enlightenment

• Federalist

• Antifederalist

• Antienlightenment

individuals who opposed the Constituion

• Enlightenment

• Federalist

• Antifederalist

• Antienlightenment

sharing power between the federal and state governments

• federalism

• article

• checks & balances

• ratify

part of the Constitution that describes the powers and responsibilities of each branch of the government

• federalism

• article

• checks & balances

• ratify

the system in which each branch of government has a check on the other two branches so that no one branch becomes too powerful

• federalism

• article

• checks & balances

• ratify

to give official approval to

• federalism

• article

• checks & balances

• ratify

the branch of government, headed by the president, that carries out the nation's laws and policies

• executive branch

• judicial branch

• legislative branch

• military branch

the branch of government, including the federal court system, that interprets the nation's laws

• executive branch

• judicial branch

• legislative branch

• military branch

the branch of government that makes the laws of the nation; includes the Senate and House of Representatives

• executive branch

• judicial branch

• legislative branch

• military branch