Articles of Confederation Vocabulary

Constitution: ________ is the document that describes the principles and laws of a country, state, or organization.

• Constitution

• Manifesto

• Charter

• Treaty

Confederation: ________ is an organization or alliance of several groups joined together.

• Confederation

• Isolation

• Fragmentation

• Division

Executive branch: ________ is the part of government led by the president of the United States. It is responsible for enforcing laws.

• Executive branch

• Legislative branch

• Judicial branch

• Federal Reserve

Legislative branch: ________ is the branch of government that makes laws.

• Executive branch

• Judicial branch

• Legislative branch

• Administrative branch

Judicial branch: ________ is the branch of government that is responsible for interpreting and evaluating laws.

• Judicial branch

• Executive branch

• Legislative branch

• Administrative branch

Veto: ________ means to reject or cancel a decision.

• Veto

• Approve

• Accept

• Endorse

Federal: ________ refers to the national government.

• Federal government

• State government

• Local government

• Municipal government

Militia: ________ is a private group of armed individuals.

• Militia

• Government

• Police

• Army

Ratify (ratification): ________ means agreed.

• Ratify

• Reject

• Postpone

• Ignore

Northwest Territory: ________ refers to the western lands north of the Ohio River that were former lands of many Indigenous tribes.

• Northwest Territory

• Southeast Territory

• Northeast Territory

• Southwest Territory