A New Nation Vocabulary

Nationalism (nation)

Country Pride Affiliation

Sentence: The United States lacked a strong sense of nationalism under the articles of confederation.

An individual who identifies with or becomes a part their nation, a feeling of loyalty or pride in one’s country

people united by common descent, history, culture, or language, inhabiting a particular country or territory.

Confederation

League Group of acquaintances

KF: a loose friendship/ association

A union of separate independent political states united for common action

Sentence: The first government of the United States was a confederation

Federal (federation)

Central power Over-arching

KF: government of a nation

Political power given to a central authority from a union of self-governing states. Central authority of a nation.

Sentence: After the revolution, colonists feared a strong federal government.

Republicanism

Representative democracy Chosen leadersm

KF: type of government of elected officials

Roots: Rep: represent public: the people as a whole

A government in which citizens rule through their elected representatives, governments should be based on the consent of the people

Sentence: The constitutional convention created a form of representative democracy known as republicanism.

Sovereign Possessing supreme or ultimate power. A group or body that has supreme power.

Independence

KF: Freedom to rule over a particular area.

Sentence: Under the Articles of Confederation, the first thirteen states were sovereign.

Ratify To approve To sign as a symbol of agreement permission

KF: to approve

To sign or give a formal consent or permission, usually with a treaty or agreement, making it officially valid

Sentence: It was difficult to ratify new laws under the Articles of Confederation because all thirteen colonies had to approve in order for it to be ratified.

Compromise To settle in order to make

progress To make a deal To work something out

KF: a little give and take

A settlement of differences in order to make an agreement in which both parties make concessions to achieve a mutual goal

Sentence: The founding fathers made a great compromise in order to satisfy big states and small states.

Ordinance Ruling Order Law

KF: rule for a specific place

a piece of legislation enacted by a municipal authority

Sentence: The government under the Articles of Confederation created an ordinance for how new states would be accepted into the Union.

Inflation

Depreciation Devalued money

KF: worthless money

The increased price of goods or services that results in a smaller value that the currency holds.

Sentence: The states printed currency that became

worthless after the revolution.Seizure

To take over

KF: to take by force.

A forcible possession of property by government and/or law.

Sentence: State governments were seizing farmers property because they owed debts to the wealthy merchant class.

Constitution a body of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is acknowledged to be governed.

Convention

Meeting Themed Gathering Conference

Sentence: A convention was called to revise the Articles of confederation

a way in which something is usually done, especially within a particular area or activity.an agreement between countries covering particular matters

Delegates Framers Representatives Regional Responsible to

To entrust a responsibilities to another person, a person sent or authorized to represent others, in particular an elected representative sent to a

constituents (voters) conference.

Sentence: 55 delegates gathered to write the constitution..

Debate Argument Stance Statement of beliefs

KF: sharing different opinions

A discussion or argument in public assembly of two opposing views

Sentence: The delegates at the constitutional convention would debate a variety of issues.

Bicameral Compromise Divided Equal

KF: two law-making departments

A lawmaking branch of government having two houses or chambers

Sentence: The solution to the way the states would be represented in Congress was found by creating a bicameral legislature.

Constitution A document A plan An agreement for self-

ruleKF: written plan of government

a body of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is acknowledged to be governed.Sentence: The founding fathers made a constitutional republic that is still active today.

Checks and balances

James Madison Share / limits powers Share responsibilities

KF: safeguards against abuse of power

The idea that government should be divided into separate branches to prevent one from becoming more powerful than the others.

Sentence: The constitution uses a system of checks and balance to ensure government does not overstep its powers.

Legislature Lawmakers on Capitol

Hill Congress (bicameral) Represents the states

A branch of government made up of elected representatives that propose new laws for the public

Executive Administrative (runs the

government) Headed by the

president Cabinet ( helpers)

Branch of government that has authority and is responsible for the daily administration of the state, enforces the laws of the land

Judiciary Judges (9) Supreme court Constitutional

Branch of government that interprets the laws, made up of courts and judges.

federalists A supporter of the federal system of government and ratification of the constitution,

the first political partyAnti-Federalists Supporters of states rights, and

opposed the constitutionamendments A change of addition to a

documentBill of rights The first ten changes or

amendments to the constitution that pertained specifically to rights of individual citizens.

US HISTORY Vocabulary Pictures and Sentences

Name: _________________________________

After the united spirit of the colonies during the Revolutionary war, veterans returned to their home states and did not have a strong sense of _______________________.

The United States became a ___________________________ of states who feared a strong central government .

The central power of the nation of the United States is known as the __________________Government.

This government shares its power with the states that make up the nation it rules over.A type of government that is ruled by the citizens who participate in elections that chose people to represent them in the government is known as a ____________________.

The United States under the Articles of Confederation passed an ____________________ on the Northwest Territory that would set rules on how the land could become new states.

The states under the Articles of Confederation demanded to keep their __________________________ or absolute power to themselves.

All thirteen states had to ________________ or approve of the Articles of Confederation before they could go into effect.

State governments approved of the _______________________ of farmers property because they failed to pay their debts accrued.

This caused veteran farmers in Massachusetts to rebel in Massachusetts.

The states had to ____________________ some of their sovereignty in order to make a stronger central government.

US HISTORY Vocabulary Quiz New Nation

Directions: Write a grammatically complete sentence that relates to the picture and the formation of the United States under the Articles of confederation.

Word Bank Sovereign, confederation, nationalism, federal, republic, ordinance, inflation, ratify, compromise, seizure.

Much like an independent country, the states that made up the United States under the Articles of Confederation wanted to remain _sovereign__ and control their own affairs.

In order to get the Articles of Confederation passed, each state gave up their western land claims and they were governed by the Northwest _ordinance_ under the Articles of Confederation.

A type of government that is formed around the principles of the consent of the governed or elected representatives is known as a _republic____.

The United States under the Articles of Confederation did not have a strong sense of _nationalism__ or pride and loyalty of the country as a whole.

Shays rebellion highlighted both the economic and political problems of the nation under the Articles of Confederation when wealthy merchants began _seizures of farmers property.

It took all thirteen states to agree to _ratify__ the Articles of Confederation.

The formation of a federal government required the states to compromise some of their power for the betterment of the nation.

A type of government made up of independent states that make an alliance or friendship to deal with certain political matters that affect them all is known as a __Confederation.

A type of government where power is shared between a national government and individual states is known as a _federalist system.

When coins were depleted in the United States under the Articles of Confederation, the value of their printed continental dollars decreased. This is known as ___inflation _.

New Nation Vocabulary Part II

US HISTORY Constitution: Vocabulary sentences

Word Bank: debate, delegates, bicameral, executive, legislative, judicial, checks and balances, constitution, federalists, amendment, anti-federalists.

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The states like Virginia with large populations __debated__ with small states like New Jersey on how they would be represented in the new government.

2.

The framers of the constitution wanted to make sure that delegates represented the people through elections.

3.

The failures of the Articles of Confederation led to a convention to amend or fix their issues. It ended up being known as the constitutional convention when the framers decided to start a new government altogether.

4.

The legislative branch is made up of a bicameral congress of lawmakers who represent their states.

Congress is made up of two houses, one based on representation according to state population and the other has equal representation of the states. This split is called bicameralism

5.

The president as the commander and chief and head of state is the figurehead for the Executive branch of government that is responsible for carrying out the laws of the nation.

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The framers purposely made the three branches of government with separate powers in order to have them check and balance each other to limit and prevent  any one of them from becoming too powerful.

7.

The supreme courts’ nine judges make up the judicial branch of government that interprets if laws are constitutional.

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The Anti-Federalists were against the ratification of the constitution until they could get a promise of amendments that would guarantee the protected rights of individuals.

The bill of rights are the first ten amendments to the constitution relating to people’s protected civil rights.

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The federalists were led by James Madison, often known as the father of the constitution who wrote essays to gain support for the ratification of it.

The federalists were the first political party.

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The legislative branch is made up of your elected representatives who are responsible for creating and voting for federal laws in Congress.