Articles of confederation and Constitution Vocabulary

A government in which citizens rule through elected representatives

• Federalism

• Republic

• Checks and Balances

• Separation of Powers

Giving testimony that can be used against oneself ​

• self-defense
• self-incrimination
• testimony of innocence
• witness protection

A law

• Clause

• Ordinance

• Tax

• Article

The first ten amendments to the Constitution

• The Declaration of Independence
• The Bill of Rights
• The Articles of Confederation
• The Constitution's Preamble

The sharing of power between federal and state government

• Confederation

• Federalism

• Separation of Powers

• Concurrent Powers

A series of essays written by James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay in support of the ratification of the Constitution by the states

• Anti-Federalist Papers
• Constitutional Essays
• Federalist Papers
• The Federalist Manifesto

Disenfranchise

• To deprive someone of the right to vote.
• To grant someone the right to vote.
• To limit someone's access to public services.
• To encourage civic engagement among citizens.

What is Double Jeopardy?

• A principle that allows for multiple charges for the same act.
• A legal term for a second chance in a trial.
• A legal principle that prevents a person from being tried twice for the same crime.
• A method of increasing penalties for repeat offenders.

Each branch of government has a check on the other two branches so that no one branch becomes too powerful.

• Popular Sovereignty

• Judicial Review

• Separation of Powers

• Checks and Balances

The theory that government is subject to the will of the people.

• Reserved Powers

• Popular Sovereignty

• Majority Rule

• Ratify