This branch includes the President and Vice President.

• Legislative Branch

• Judicial Branch

• Executive Branch

• Federalist

Someone who does NOT want to ratify the Constitution.

• Federalist

• Anti-Federalist

• Executive Branch

• Judicial Branch

The government is divided into three branches.

• Separation of Powers

• Checks and Balances

• Limited Government

• Bill of Rights

This plan would give states with a higher population more representatives. This would benefit the large states.

• New Jersey Plan

• Virginia Plan

• Connecticut Plan

• Missouri Plan

This branch includes Congress.

• Legislative Branch

• Executive Branch

• Judicial Branch

• Federalist

This branch includes Judges and the Supreme Court.

• Executive Branch

• Legislative Branch

• Judicial Branch

• Federalist

To pass something, such as a law or bill.

• Ratify

• Compromise

• Checks and Balances

• Preamble

This allows for one branch of government to not gain too much power.

• Separation of Powers

• Checks and Balances

• Limited Government

• Bill of Rights

A set of rules that explains how a government works and what it can and cannot do.

• Bill of Rights

• Preamble

• Articles of Confederation

• Constitution

The first Constitution of the US.

• Bill of Rights

• Preamble

• Articles of Confederation

• Constitution