Unit 2: Constitution Vocabulary

What is a section of a legal document or agreement called?

• Constitution

• Article

• Federal

• Convention

What outlines what a government can and cannot do?

• Federalism

• Article

• Constitution

• Compromise

What term refers to the government for the whole country, as opposed to the state level?

• Federal

• Unicameral

• Bicameral

• Executive Branch

Who supported the adoption of the U.S. Constitution as it was originally written?

• Antifederalists

• Federalists

• Republicans

• Democrats

Who was against the adoption of the U.S. Constitution as it was originally written?

• Federalists

• Antifederalists

• Republicans

• Democrats

What is a meeting where people gather together for a common purpose called?

• Convention

• Compromise

• Congress

• Preamble

What is a deal between two groups in which both sides give up some things they want?

• Federalism

• Compromise

• Popular Sovereignty

• Limited Government

What is the division of government into branches with separate and independent powers called?

• Checks and Balances

• Separation of Powers

• Federalism

• Republicanism

Which branch of government enforces laws?

• Legislative Branch

• Judicial Branch

• Executive Branch

• Congress

Which branch of government makes laws?

• Executive Branch

• Judicial Branch

• Legislative Branch

• Federal Branch