Cut-out cards Matching sheet

Print double-sided (flip on the long edge) and cut along the dashed lines. Fronts and backs line up.

Early Constitution · Fronts · page 1

bicameral
ratified
impeach
amendments
federalism
executive
judicial
legislature

Early Constitution · Backs · page 1

Formally approved and invested with legal authority
Composed of two legislative bodies
The act of ___ or correcting (plural)
To challenge the honesty or veracity of
Persons who administer the law
The idea of a ___ organization of more or less self-governing units
Persons who make or amend or repeal laws
Decreed by or proceeding from a court of justice

Early Constitution · Fronts · page 2

convention
federalist
patrickhenry
preamble
delegates
billofrights
supremecourt
constitution

Early Constitution · Backs · page 2

A member of a former political party in the United States that favored a strong centralized ___
A large formal assembly
A preliminary introduction to a statute or constitution
A leader of the American Revolution and a famous orator who spoke out against British rule of
A statement of fundamental ___ and privileges
A person appointed or elected to represent others (plural)
Law determining the fundamental political principles of a government
The highest federal ___ in the United States

Early Constitution · Fronts · page 3

confederation

Early Constitution · Backs · page 3

The state of being allied or ___