Vocabulary Quiz - Articles of Confederation/Constitution - 2/5/2

a person who wanted to stop or abolish enslavement

• abolitionist

• Federalists

• exports

• ratificationists

people who were against ratifying the Constitution

• Anti-Federalists

• Federalists

• Electoral College

• Abolitionists

the first form of government the United States had; it only lasted 12 years (1777-1789)

• Constitution

• Electoral College

• Articles of Confederation

• Bill of Rights

a way of reaching an agreement in which each person or group gives up part of what they want

• constitution

• compromise

• convention

• capitulation

a set of rules that guides how a country's government works; sometimes written down in an official document

• republic

• convention

• treaty

• constitution

a meeting of people who gather for a common purpose

• convention

• constitution

• ratify

• abolition

a group of people from each state who meet every four years to cast the official votes for president

• Constitutional Convention

• Electoral College

• House of Representatives

• Supreme Court

the branch of government that enforces the laws; headed by the President

• executive branch

• judicial branch

• legislative branch

• electoral branch

goods and services that one country sells to other countries

• imports

• transports

• exports

• deports

the level of government in the U.S. that is responsible for the whole country

• state government

• local government

• municipal government

• federal government