Agrian - farming area, Frontier - unsettled area, amend - to change, bill - proposed law, veto - reject, override - over rule , Popular Sovereignty - people have the final say, Checks and balances - each branch has a way to monitor the others, currency - printed money, Separation of powers - power divided b/w 3 branches, Executive Branch - enforces laws, President, VP, Judicial Branch - Decides if laws follow Constitution ( Supreme Court), Legislative Branch - makes laws, Senate/ House of Representatives, Limited Government - Government has limits, Delegate - a representative , Federalism - division of power of states and federal government , Democracy - ensures that all people have the same basic rights. *, Republic - nation in which voters elect representatives to govern them, Articles of Confederation - first government , weak, Shays Rebellion - upset farmers 1786, shows weaknesses of Articles, Confederation - a loose alliance of states, Impeach - brought up on charges of wrongdoing, Constitution - sets out laws for the country, Ratify - to approve, Federal governmnet - Government for whole country,

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