US History Lesson 8 Vocabulary

A ________ is an association of states that cooperate for a common purpose.

• confederation

• conglomeration

• cohort

• constitution

A ______ is a written plan that provides the basic framework of a government.

• conflict

• constitution

• confederation

• declaration

A ______ is a difference between two statements or situations that means they cannot both be true.

• constitution

• contradiction

• conflict

• confederation

A _____ is a strong disagreement.

• disruption

• discussion

• conflict

• dispute

This is the group established by the Constitution to elect the president and vice president.

• Congress

• Electoral College

• Judiciary

• Legislature

This was the “Age of Reason” in 17th- and 18th-century Europe. It was when thinkers emphasized using rational thought to discover truths about nature and society.

• Epiphany

• Enlightenment

• Egalitarian

• Enrichment

This is a basic set of ideas used to develop a larger plan.

• constitution

• congress

• framework

• flasehood

This was the plan of government adopted at the Constitutional Convention that established a two-house Congress.

• The Fabulous Thought

• The Magnificent Making

• The Great Compromise

• The Great Idea

supporting ideas of freedom, change, and progress

• liberal

• conservative

• justice

• faction

This is to formally approve a plan or an agreement.

• vote

• compromise

• ratify

• disuade