A. Content Vocabulary - Monroe Career & Technical Institute

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Vocabulary Builder Activity

The Constitution

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A. Content Vocabulary

Directions: Use the words below to complete each content

vocabulary phrase. Some words will be used more than once.

branch Convention limited Ordinance

College checks powers Rebellion

Federalist Compromise supremacy law

sovereignty separation Articles

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of Confederation

2. Anti-

3. executive

4. concurrent

5.

of 1785

6. popular

7. Three-Fifths

8. reserved

9. Constitutional

10. Great

11. Electoral

12. Northwest

13. enumerated

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Vocabulary Builder Activity

The Constitution

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A. Content Vocabulary, Cont.

14. Shays's 15. 16. 17. The 18. legislative 19. 20. judicial 21. rule of 22.

government clause

Papers and balances

of powers

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Vocabulary Builder Activity

The Constitution

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B. Academic Vocabulary

Directions: Write the letter of the correct definition next to

each academic vocabulary word.

1. ensure 2. assign 3. consist 4. assume

5. process 6. despite 7. area 8. impact

a. region b. a series of steps c. made up of d. to give e. effect f. regardless of g. to make sure of h. to accept a role

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Vocabulary Builder Activity

The Constitution

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C. Combined Vocabulary Reinforcement

Directions: Select a vocabulary word to complete the

sentences. Some words may be used more than once. Not all items are used.

Preamble federalism despite ordinance

consists amendments process articles

confederation Constitution ratify

Federalist bicameral assume

1. The Constitution , the

of three sections: the

, and the

.

2. If you met a

, you could

that he was a supporter of the

.

3.

is a form of government in which power

is divided between the national government and the states.

4. The Congress is an example of a

legislature.

5.

early resistance, in the end, all thirteen

colonies joined the

.

6. In a democracy, several steps are involved in the

of passing constitutional

.

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