1. How was the Constitution used to establish our government?
Unit 4-Vocabulary
How was the Constitution used to establish our government?

2. Supreme Court

3. Supreme Court
The highest court in the country

4. Bill of Rights

5. Bill of Rights
First 10 amendments to the Constitution

6. judicial review

7. judicial review
Power of the Supreme Court to review laws and decide if they follow the constitution
Considered unconstitutional if they do not follow the Constitution

8. ratify

9. ratify
To approve

10. Federalists

11. Federalists
Favored a strong national government and supported the new constitution

12. Anti-Federalists

13. Anti-Federalists Against the new Constitution
Wanted a Bill of Rights added

14. supremacy clause

15. supremacy clause
Says the Constitution and the laws of the United States are the highest laws in the land

16. federal system

17. federal system
A system where the people have the ultimate power in government ,and they pass on their power to the state and national (federal) government.
People-power in government
State-people pass power to the state government
Federal Government-people pass power to the federal government