Lesson 1, 2, and 3
The first plan of government of the United States. page 197
A storage place for weapons. page 198
A body of people that has the power to make or pass laws. page 200
The Regulators were led across western Massachusetts to free debtors.
A formal statement of rights and liberties guaranteed to the people by state. page 208
A system of government in which power in the nation is shared between the central government and the state governments. The United States is a federal system because the states and the central government share power. page 205
The head of the Judicial Branch of the federal government. It is the highest court in the country. Has the power to decide whether any laws work against the Constitution. page 205
An addition, or change, to the United States Constitution. page 209
To officially approve. At least 9 out of the 13 states had to ratify, or officially approve, the constitution. page 208
The Legislative Branch passes laws and approves spending and taxes.
Laws are signed, vetoed, and enforced by the Executive Branch.
Supreme court and federal courts. Only the Judicial Branch of government can interpret laws.
War Hawks were Americans who supported the War of page 217
The name given to the period of peace and prosperity that followed the War of Americans felt united after the War of page 219
Spain’s agreement to sell Florida to the United States in page 219
The Monroe Doctrine was a Presidential decree that European nations could no longer make colonies in North or South America. page 220