Constitution Vocabulary

Define Articles of Confederation.

• The Articles of Confederation was a plan for the division of powers between the federal and state governments.
• The Articles of Confederation was the first constitution of the United States.
• The Articles of Confederation was a treaty between the United States and Great Britain.
• The Articles of Confederation was a document that established a monarchy in the United States.

Define Constitutional Convention.

• A meeting of constitutional scholars to discuss legal theories.
• A conference to establish a new constitution.
• A gathering of politicians to debate constitutional amendments.
• A gathering of delegates to propose changes to a constitution.

Define republic.

• A type of government where power is held by a single individual
• A system of government where citizens elect representatives
• A form of government where power is held by a monarch

Define 3/5 Compromise.

• An agreement reached during the Constitutional Convention in 1787 that determined how enslaved individuals would be freed.
• An agreement reached during the Constitutional Convention in 1787 that determined how enslaved individuals would be counted for the purposes of trade.
• An agreement reached during the Constitutional Convention in 1787 that determined how enslaved individuals would be treated as property.
• An agreement was reached during the Constitutional Convention in 1787 that determined how enslaved individuals would be counted for the purposes of representation.

Define Great Compromise.

• An agreement made between the North and South during the Reconstruction era.
• An agreement reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 that resolved the debate between large and small states over representation in the new government.
• A compromise reached during the Civil War that ended slavery.
• A treaty signed between the United States and Great Britain in 1783.

First written plan of government in the United States?

• Declaration of Independence
• Constitution
• Emancipation Proclamation
• Articles of Confederation

Branch of government which carries out or executes the laws.

• judicial branch
• legislative branch
• administrative branch
• executive branch

Branch of government which makes the laws.

• administrative branch
• legislative branch
• judicial branch
• executive branch

Branch of government which interprets the laws.

• executive branch
• judicial branch
• legislative branch
• administrative branch

Define Separation of Powers.

• The sharing of powers between the federal and state governments.
• The concentration of power in the hands of a single branch of government.
• The delegation of powers from the executive branch to the legislative branch.
• A key constitutional principle that divides the functions of government among the three branches. Legislative, Executive, and Judicial.