Unit 2 Civics Vocabulary

System of government the U.S. had BEFORE the Constitution

• Articles of Confederation

• Ratification

• Bill of Rights

• First Amendment

A document that describes basic laws, government powers, and the people’s rights in a country

• ratify

• legislative branch

• constitution

• principle

A change or addition to a document

• Federalist

• amendment

• ratify

• constitution

The first 10 amendments to the Constitution

• Anti Federalists

• Federalists

• Bill of Rights

• executive branch

 part of the government responsible for interpreting the law and deciding if it is being followed

• constitution

• judicial branch

• executive branch

• legislative branch

A basic idea that is part of the foundation for a system or a group

• principle

• amendment

• constitution

• preamble

The introduction to the Constitution is called the ...

• Bill of Rights

• legislative branch

• preamble

• amendment

The level of government that makes decisions for an entire country

• federal government

• Federalists

• executive branch

• Anti Federalists

The part of the government responsible for making laws 

• judicial branch

• legislative branch

• executive branch

• constitution

The part of the government responsible for carrying out laws 

• judicial branch

• Bill of Rights

• constitution

• executive branch