Articles of Confederation

Glossary

• Articles statements or paragraphs in a document or constitution that regulate the running of a government
• Confederation an association of independent states, the central government of which can make recommendations to the different states but cannot interfere in their internal affairs and does not have authority over the individual states' citizens
• constituents people represented by an elected official
• executive the department in a government that enforces laws and is responsible for handling specific responsibilities, such as foreign affairs and collecting taxes
• legislature body of elected officials that write and pass laws
• letters of marque and reprisal authorizations from a leader or state allowing the pirating of a foreign country's ships, goods, and so forth, usually issued during a time of war