Everything in this flashcard set.
- bicameral
- Composed of two legislative bodies
- ratified
- Formally approved and invested with legal authority
- impeach
- To challenge the honesty or veracity of
- amendments
- The act of ___ or correcting (plural)
- federalism
- The idea of a ___ organization of more or less self-governing units
- executive
- Persons who administer the law
- judicial
- Decreed by or proceeding from a court of justice
- legislature
- Persons who make or amend or repeal laws
- convention
- A large formal assembly
- federalist
- A member of a former political party in the United States that favored a strong centralized ___
- patrickhenry
- A leader of the American Revolution and a famous orator who spoke out against British rule of
- preamble
- A preliminary introduction to a statute or constitution
- delegates
- A person appointed or elected to represent others (plural)
- billofrights
- A statement of fundamental ___ and privileges
- supremecourt
- The highest federal ___ in the United States
- constitution
- Law determining the fundamental political principles of a government
- confederation
- The state of being allied or ___