Constitution Vocabulary

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Constitution Vocabulary

• Larguinho

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Constitution

• A written plan for government

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Citizen

• An official member of a city, state, or nation

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Federal

• A system in which the states share power with the
  central government

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Republic

• A government in which the citizens elect leaders
  to represent them

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Ratify

• To accept

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Democracy

• A government in which the people have the power
  to make political decisions

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Checks and Balances

• A system that lets each branch of government
  limit the powers of the others

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Veto

• To reject

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Unconstitutional

• When a law does not agree with the Constitution

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Amendment

• A change to the Constitution

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Cabinet

• A group chosen by the president to help run the
  executive branch give advice

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Capital

• The city where the state government meets