US Government and Constitution Vocabulary Terms as the Frayer Model
Constitution
Federalism
written document that explains
the basic laws of a nation
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the distribution of power between
the Federal/national government
and the state Governments
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Significance in US
History/Government
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Separation of Powers
Checks and Balances
The division of basic governmental Draw an illustration
roles into separate branches so
that no one branch has all the
power
a system of government that
allows each branch to limit the
power of
the others so that no one branch
becomes too powerful
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Significance in US History/Government
Significance in US
History/Government