7th Grade Social Studies Unit 3 Vocabulary Words and Definitions

Ratify

• guarantees the rights and freedoms of all U.S. citizens. It is

  considered the supreme law of The United States of America.

• person who wanted or advocated for a strong central government.

• charge a public official with misconduct.

• to approve

Federalist

• a person who wanted or advocated for a strong central government.

• the government of our entire country and nation.

• system put into place to prevent one branch of our

  government from becoming more powerful than the other branches.

• to charge a public official with misconduct.

Anti-federalist

• the government of our entire country and nation.

• a person who wanted or advocated for a strong central government.

• a person who opposed the creation of a strong federal government and

  later opposed the ratification of the 1787 constitution.

• a part of the government which creates laws.

Cabinet

• each state has its own constitution and, therefore, has the power to

  govern and rule itself.

• a change added to the U.S. Constitution.

• a group of people who advise or help the president make important decisions.

• a system put into place to prevent one branch of our

  government from becoming more powerful than the other branches.

Amendment

• a change added to the U.S. Constitution.

• each state has its own constitution and, therefore, has the power to

  govern and rule itself.

• to reject a decision or proposal made by a law-making body.

• the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution that protects our rights,

  such as freedom of speech.

State government

• the very first constitution of the U.S. that proved to be a

  failure and was replaced.

• each state has its own constitution and, therefore, has the power to

  govern and rule itself.

• guarantees the rights and freedoms of all U.S. citizens. It is

  considered the supreme law of The United States of America.

• guarantees the rights and freedoms of all U.S. citizens. It is

  considered the supreme law of The United States of America.

Federal government

• stated that the population of slaves would be counted as only a fraction

  when determining the state’s number of representatives.

• a part of the government which creates laws.

• the government of our entire country and nation.

• a theory that the government is created by and subject to the will

  of the people.

Bill of Rights

• a group of people who advise or help the president make important decisions.

• a person who wanted or advocated for a strong central government.

  3. Anti-federalist- a person who opposed the creation of a strong federal governmen

• the very first constitution of the U.S. that proved to be a

  failure and was replaced.

• the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution that protects our rights,

  such as freedom of speech.

Articles of Confederation

• the very first constitution of the U.S. that proved to be a

  failure and was replaced.

• guarantees the rights and freedoms of all U.S. citizens. It is

  considered the supreme law of The United States of America.

• stated that the population of slaves would be counted as only a fraction

  when determining the state’s number of representatives.

• a system put into place to prevent one branch of our

  government from becoming more powerful than the other branches.

U.S. Constitution

• a part of the government that interprets laws.

• guarantees the rights and freedoms of all U.S. citizens. It is

  considered the supreme law of The United States of America.

• a system put into place to prevent one branch of our

  government from becoming more powerful than the other branches.

• theory that the government is created by and subject to the will

  of the people.