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______________ of confederation - The document that set up the first government of the United States; the government had limited power.
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A group of advisors to the president, including the heads of important departments in the executive branch.
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The system under which each branch of government limits, or checks, the powers of the other branches.
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An agreement in which each side gives up some of what it wants.
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The document that describes how the U.S. government works.
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The meeting called by the states in 1787 to improve the Articles of Confederation that instead wrote a new constitution.
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The branch that carries out, or executes, laws
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To accuse or charge a government official, such as the president, with a crime or misconduct
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The branch that interprets laws and settles disagreements about them.
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The branch that makes laws.
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To reject a bill and prevent it from becoming a law, a power that belongs only to the president.
