A New Nation Vocabulary

Federal System A form of government which authority is divided between a central government and the states A form of government which authority is divided between a central government and the states

Constitution A plan of government A plan of government

Bill of Rights Amendments (changes) to the Constitution of the United States that lists the guaranteed individual rights of the people Amendments (changes) to the Constitution of the United States that lists the guaranteed individual rights of the people

Checks and Balances A system by which no one branch of the government becomes more powerful than the other A system by which no one branch of the government becomes more powerful than the other

Compromise An agreement made by opposing claims or ideas An agreement made by opposing claims or ideas

Commerce A trading of goods within a country A trading of goods within a country

Two-Party System A system in which two main political parties compete for control of the government A system in which two main political parties compete for control of the government