Economics vocabulary

Question or Hint Answer or Word

Policy designed to redress past discrimination against minority groups through measures to improve their economic and educational opportunities Affirmative Action
Opponents of ratification of the Constitution and of a strong central government Antifederalists
the first constitution of the United States Articles of Confederation
The principle of a two-house legislature. Bicameralism
A large, complex organization composed of appointed officials Bureaucracy
Allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other branches in order to prevent abuse of power Checks and Balances
the refusal to comply with certain laws or to pay taxes and fines, as a peaceful form of political protest. Civil Disobedience