Constitution Vocabulary

an addition to a document

• Compromise

• Amendment

• Constitution

• Confederation

an agreement in which both sides give up some demands

• Compromise

• Amendment

• Constitution

• Confederation

1. a system in which a variety of countries, people, or groups band together for a common purpose

• Compromise

• Amendment

• Constitution

• Confederation

1. document that outlines the fundamental principles and structures of a government

• Compromise

• Amendment

• Constitution

• Confederation

1. political system in which power is shared between a national centralized government and a collection of smaller state governments

• Sovereignty

• Ratification

• Natural Rights

• Federalism

1. basic rights people are born with, also called unalienable rights

• Sovereignty

• Ratification

• Natural Rights

• Federalism

1. approval of a document or policy

• Sovereignty

• Ratification

• Natural Rights

• Federalism

1. freedom from external control

• Sovereignty

• Ratification

• Natural Rights

• Federalism

1.  a legislative body with two houses or chambers

• Congress

• Bicameral

• Federalist

• Anti-Federalist

1. bicameral legislature made up of the House of representatives, and the Senate

• Congress

• Bicameral

• Federalist

• Anti-Federalist