Question

Can anyone define any of these

Answer 1

Popular Sovereignty- The government gets its power from people.

Articles of Confederation- The first constitution of the United States.

Limited Government- The leaders’ powers are limited and people have the power to vote.

Separation of Powers- The executive branch enforces the law such as; the legislative branch makes the laws, the congress has the power to tax, and the judicial branch interprets the law.

Checks & Balances- The president can veto a law that is passed by Congress, the congress can override a presidential veto, and the senate can hold impeachment trials of the President.

The Great Compromise- An agreement between the small and big states about how many representatives each state should have.

The Federalists Papers/Essays- A series of 85 articles advocating the ratification of the US constitution.

James Madison- He is known as the father of constitution and he was known for the work he did at the Constitutional Convention such as the the federalist papers.

Federalist- People who supports the ratification of the new constitution.

Anti-Federalist- People who opposes the new ratification of the new constitution.

Job of the Executive Branch- Enforces the law, maintaining relationships with other countries, and approves or vetos laws. May sometimes lead in a military as commander-in-chief.

Job of the Legislative Branch- Has the power to make laws, collect taxes, declare war, and set citizenship requirements.

Job of the Judicial Branch- Has the power to interpret laws, assign penalties, and decide if the law is constitutional or not.

Answer 2

Constitution is a an aggregate of fundamental principles or established precedents that constitute the legal basis of a polity, organisation or other types of entity and commonly determines how that entity is to be governed.

Veto is a the political right to disapprove of the process of a decision, a law etc. An invocation of that right.

Bill of Rights a formal statement of the fundamental rights of the people of the United states, incorporated in the Constitution as Amendment 1-10, and in all state constitutions.

Ratify is the confirmation or adoption of an act that has already been performed.