| __ | 1. | checks and balances | | A. | If a President does not approve a new law, he can |
| __ | 2. | federal system | | B. | The three branches of government share power through this |
| __ | 3. | Great Compromise | | C. | Gave all states the same number of representatives |
| __ | 4. | New Jersey Plan | | D. | The United States has two houses of Congress |
| __ | 5. | Northwest Ordinance | | E. | An area of land that belongs to the government |
| __ | 6. | ratify | | F. | Says central government should have 3 branches |
| __ | 7. | statehood | | G. | A law that set out a plan for new territories |
| __ | 8. | Territory | | H. | Officially give approval |
| __ | 9. | veto | | I. | This plan gave equal power to states and central government |
| __ | 10. | Virginia Plan | | J. | To become a state |