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- ratify
- to give legal or official approval to
- debate
- the discussion of a motion before a legislature
- compromise
- a settlement of a dispute by each party giving up some demands
- ordinance
- a law or regulation especially of a city or town
- central government
- the government of the nation
- Constitution
- the United State's written document that sets forth the nation's laws, establishes the form of government, and defines the rights and liberties of the American people
- territory
- a geographical area belonging to or under the control of a government
- provisional
- serving for the time being
- House
- one of the two law-making bodies of the United States Congress
- Senate
- one of the two law-making bodies of the United States Congress
- Executive branch
- one of the three branches of government responsible for enforcing laws of the nation
- Judicial branch
- one of the three branches of government responsible for interpreting laws of the nation
- Legislative branch
- one of the three branches of government responsible for creating laws of the nation
- delegate
- a representative chosen by a group to speak or act in its interests
- representative
- a person appointed or elected to act or speak for others
- convention
- a meeting arranged for some particular purpose
- federal
- having to do with the central government, not of any state alone
- minutes (keeping the)
- a written summary of what happened, kept by the secretary
- transcript
- an official copy
- separation of powers
- the division of government into branches
- checks and balances
- limitations on the power of any branch of government, with each branch having some control over the actions of the others
- expressed powers
- powers given to the national government that are listed in the Constitution (also called delegated powers)
- veto
- the power to prevent a bill from becoming law
- override
- to take power away from
- enumerated powers
- Constitutional list of the federal government's powers