1. Veto

2. Power of the President to reject the acts of congress.

3. Anti-Federalists

4. Those who opposed to ratifying the Constitution

5. Bicameral Legislature

6. Two house law making body

7. Checks and Balances

8. Division of power so no branch of government has too much authority.

9. Confederation

10. Loose alliance of independent states that are united to take joint action on certain matters

11. delegate

12. A representative designated to act for or represent others.

13. Electoral College

14. A group of state electors who actually choose the president.

15. Executive Branch

16. Branch of the United States that enforces the law.

17. Federal System

18. System of government in which power is divided between the national and state government.

19. Great Compromise

20. Agreement stating that the legislature would be divided into two houses, one elected by the people, the other by state legislatures

21. Federalist

22. Those in favor of ratifying the Constitution

23. Impeach

24. To try a high official for wrongdoing

25. Judicial Branch

26. A branch of government that interprets the laws.

27. Legislative Branch

28. Branch of the United States government that Makes the laws

29. New Jersey Plan

30. Plan proposed to keep Congress as a single house.

31. Ratify

32. To approve

33. Reserved Powers

34. Powers kept by the states

35. Sovereign

36. Autonomous; self-governing

37. Three-Fifths Compromise

38. Agreement on the proportion by which slaves count representation

39. Virginia Plan

40. Plan calling for the formation of a two-house legislature.