Bill of Rights - The first 10 amendments to the Constitution that protect individual freedoms., checks and balances - A system that makes sure no one branch of government becomes too powerful by giving each branch the ability to limit the others., Congress - The part of the government that makes laws. It is made up of two parts: the House of Representatives and the Senate., Constitution - The document that outlines the plan for the government of the United States., Constitutional Convention - a meeting of delegates in Philadelphia in 1787 that resulted in the creation of the US Constitution, Executive Branch - The part of the government that enforces the laws and is headed by the president, Federalists - People who supported the Constitution and a strong national government., Anti-Federalists - a political group that opposed the creation of a strong central government in the United States, Federalist Papers - A series of essays written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay to explain and defend the Constitution., Great Compromise - The agreement that created two parts of Congress: the House of Representatives and the Senate, House of Representatives - One part of Congress where the number of representatives is based on a state’s population.,

Constitution Vocab

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