unit 3 vocab by Bayleigh Gump https://padlet.com/bayleigh_gump/9rxqlx0dt3l1 8th grade vocab en-us 2018-11-29 15:03:34 UTC 2025-11-12 02:12:10 UTC hello@padlet.com Amendment bayleigh_gump https://padlet.com/bayleigh_gump/9rxqlx0dt3l1/wish/309329517  A formal change made in a document or a law by editing, deleting, and/or adding to the existing document. 
  
I added an amendment to an old game I invented 3 years ago. ]]> 2018-11-29 15:06:43 UTC https://padlet.com/bayleigh_gump/9rxqlx0dt3l1/wish/309329517 Anti-federalist bayleigh_gump https://padlet.com/bayleigh_gump/9rxqlx0dt3l1/wish/309335292

After the U.S. Constitution was written in 1787, it needed to be ratified by at least nine of the states. The people who supported the Constitution were called Federalists, because they believed that the country needed the strong federal government created by the new Constitution. 
 

I am an anti-federalist and I want to do all of the work on my own.

]]> 2018-11-29 15:13:54 UTC https://padlet.com/bayleigh_gump/9rxqlx0dt3l1/wish/309335292 Articles of confederation bayleigh_gump https://padlet.com/bayleigh_gump/9rxqlx0dt3l1/wish/309336750 It was the first written plan of government for the United States. It was written in 1776 and 1777. 

The Articles of confederation was the first written plan for the government of the United States. ]]> 2018-11-29 15:15:19 UTC https://padlet.com/bayleigh_gump/9rxqlx0dt3l1/wish/309336750 Bill of rights bayleigh_gump https://padlet.com/bayleigh_gump/9rxqlx0dt3l1/wish/309339921 A written list of people’s rights.

When you have and list of peoples rights it is called the Bill of rights. ]]> 2018-11-29 15:19:22 UTC https://padlet.com/bayleigh_gump/9rxqlx0dt3l1/wish/309339921 checks and balances bayleigh_gump https://padlet.com/bayleigh_gump/9rxqlx0dt3l1/wish/309346550 Is the term used to describe a government in which each separate branch can check, or limit, the power of the other branches.

Checks and balances is not writing a check or balancing your money. ]]> 2018-11-29 15:28:55 UTC https://padlet.com/bayleigh_gump/9rxqlx0dt3l1/wish/309346550 Confederation bayleigh_gump https://padlet.com/bayleigh_gump/9rxqlx0dt3l1/wish/309812915 Is an organization or alliance of several groups joined together.

Jefferson county Fair is an example of a confederation cause there are different 4-H groups joined at the fair. ]]> 2018-11-30 15:22:04 UTC https://padlet.com/bayleigh_gump/9rxqlx0dt3l1/wish/309812915 Congress bayleigh_gump https://padlet.com/bayleigh_gump/9rxqlx0dt3l1/wish/309815229  Is the legislative branch of the U.S. government, the branch that makes laws. 

The congress makes the laws for the U.S.


]]> 2018-11-30 15:25:47 UTC https://padlet.com/bayleigh_gump/9rxqlx0dt3l1/wish/309815229 Constitution bayleigh_gump https://padlet.com/bayleigh_gump/9rxqlx0dt3l1/wish/309833651  Is a written document that describes the structure and powers of a national or state government.

The Declaration of Independence is a constitution. ]]> 2018-11-30 15:57:52 UTC https://padlet.com/bayleigh_gump/9rxqlx0dt3l1/wish/309833651 constitutional Convention bayleigh_gump https://padlet.com/bayleigh_gump/9rxqlx0dt3l1/wish/310439389  An opposition to high taxes, helped highlight some of the issues with the new federal government.

Ohio pays high taxes for the constitution. ]]> 2018-12-03 14:57:56 UTC https://padlet.com/bayleigh_gump/9rxqlx0dt3l1/wish/310439389 Delegate bayleigh_gump https://padlet.com/bayleigh_gump/9rxqlx0dt3l1/wish/310442368 Is a person who represents, or acts for, others at a meeting such as a convention or a conference. 

I delegated someone at a conference even though i'm not known for anything. ]]> 2018-12-03 15:02:12 UTC https://padlet.com/bayleigh_gump/9rxqlx0dt3l1/wish/310442368 Enumerated power bayleigh_gump https://padlet.com/bayleigh_gump/9rxqlx0dt3l1/wish/310443194  Is to count or to make a list. 

I enumerated powered a list for Christmas. ]]> 2018-12-03 15:03:37 UTC https://padlet.com/bayleigh_gump/9rxqlx0dt3l1/wish/310443194 Federalist bayleigh_gump https://padlet.com/bayleigh_gump/9rxqlx0dt3l1/wish/310445026 The people who supported the Constitution were called Federalists.

People who support the constitution are called federalist. ]]> 2018-12-03 15:06:29 UTC https://padlet.com/bayleigh_gump/9rxqlx0dt3l1/wish/310445026 House of Representatives bayleigh_gump https://padlet.com/bayleigh_gump/9rxqlx0dt3l1/wish/310446338  Where each state has a different number of representatives determined by the state’s population.

The House of Representatives meetings are held in a big building. ]]> 2018-12-03 15:08:34 UTC https://padlet.com/bayleigh_gump/9rxqlx0dt3l1/wish/310446338 Limited government bayleigh_gump https://padlet.com/bayleigh_gump/9rxqlx0dt3l1/wish/310450883  Is one in which voters, as well as a carefully crafted constitution, play a part in checking, or limiting, the government's power. 

The voters of America vote to pass laws and to not pass laws so the government is a limited government. ]]> 2018-12-03 15:14:00 UTC https://padlet.com/bayleigh_gump/9rxqlx0dt3l1/wish/310450883 Popular sovereignty bayleigh_gump https://padlet.com/bayleigh_gump/9rxqlx0dt3l1/wish/310451870  Is the belief that the political power of a nation or state comes from the consent of the people.

The popular sovereignty comes from the consent of people of our nation. ]]> 2018-12-03 15:15:38 UTC https://padlet.com/bayleigh_gump/9rxqlx0dt3l1/wish/310451870 Precedent bayleigh_gump https://padlet.com/bayleigh_gump/9rxqlx0dt3l1/wish/310454187  Is something that has been done in the past that becomes a model of how to do it in the future 

I made a video on how to make slime so my kids in the future can precedent that.

 ]]> 2018-12-03 15:19:07 UTC https://padlet.com/bayleigh_gump/9rxqlx0dt3l1/wish/310454187 Ratification bayleigh_gump https://padlet.com/bayleigh_gump/9rxqlx0dt3l1/wish/310455626 Means formal approval, usually of an official document or treaty. 

When the U.S. Constitution was written in 1787, it needed ratification by nine state legislatures.]]> 2018-12-03 15:21:16 UTC https://padlet.com/bayleigh_gump/9rxqlx0dt3l1/wish/310455626 Senate bayleigh_gump https://padlet.com/bayleigh_gump/9rxqlx0dt3l1/wish/310457569 It has been used throughout history to refer to an assembly of citizens that meets to pass laws for a nation or society.  
  
The citizens have been used to senate for president over the years. ]]> 2018-12-03 15:24:22 UTC https://padlet.com/bayleigh_gump/9rxqlx0dt3l1/wish/310457569 Separation of Powers bayleigh_gump https://padlet.com/bayleigh_gump/9rxqlx0dt3l1/wish/310459047  It refers to the separation of powers among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government so that no one branch becomes too strong. 

We don't want the president to have all the power so we have separation of power.


]]> 2018-12-03 15:26:47 UTC https://padlet.com/bayleigh_gump/9rxqlx0dt3l1/wish/310459047 Veto bayleigh_gump https://padlet.com/bayleigh_gump/9rxqlx0dt3l1/wish/310916390  It commonly refers to the power of an executive to refuse to approve a law that the legislative branch wants to pass. 

The president veto the law for having ducks in schools. ]]> 2018-12-04 14:50:08 UTC https://padlet.com/bayleigh_gump/9rxqlx0dt3l1/wish/310916390