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23 Cards in this Set
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Magna Carta |
an English document that limited the powers of the monarch. |
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constitution |
a set of basic principles and laws that states the powers and duties of the government. |
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VSRF-Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom |
a law that included Thomas Jefferson's ideas granting religious freedom. |
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Articles of Confederation |
the new national constitution, which made a new Confederation Congress the national government. |
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ratification |
official approval of the Articales of Confederation by the states. |
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tariffs |
taxes on imports or exports |
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interstate commerce |
trade between two or more states |
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inflation |
increased prices combined with the reduced value of money |
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depression |
a period of low economic activity combined with a rise in unemployment. |
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Shay's Rebellion |
an uprising in which Daniel Shays led hundreds of men in a shutdown of the Supreme Court in Springfield, Massachusetts. |
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Constitutional Convention |
meeting held in Philadelphia to create a new constitution |
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james madison |
a leading convention delegate from virginia |
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virginia plan |
a plan giving supreme power to the central government and creating a bicameral legislature made of two groups, or houses, of representatives |
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new jersey plan |
a plan creating a unicameral or house legislature |
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great compromise |
an agreement that gave each state one vote in the upper house of the legislature and a number of representatives based on its population in the lower house |
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federalism |
the sharing of power between a central government and the states
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popular sovereignty |
the idea that political power belongs to the people |
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legislative branch |
a congress of two houses that proposes and passes laws |
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executive branch |
the president and the departments that help run the government |
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judicial branch |
a system of all the national courts |
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checks and balances |
a system that keeps any branch of government from becoming too powerful |
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amendments |
official change of a document |
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bill of rights |
constitutional amendments that protect the rights of citizens |
