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28 Cards in this Set
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government in which each person in a group votes on all matters
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Direct Democracy
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someone chosen by a King / Queen to rule over a colony
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Royal Governor
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a written agreement between two/more people; legally binding
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contract
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a written statement of rights/permissions granted by a ruler/gov't to a Royal Governor.
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charter
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having to do with matters of government
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political
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a contract signed by the Pilgrims to give them a say in all matters of colonial gov't
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Mayflower Compact
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a written notice signed by many people that asks the government to take some action for them
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petition
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New England, Middle & Southern Colonies
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3 Colonial Regions of NA
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a legislative body composed of two chambers (houses) ex. is Senate & House of Representatives
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bicameral
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a legislative body composed of one chamber; ex. in
Pennsylvania the Governor's Council did not act as one house of the legislature |
unicameral
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a joining of several groups for a common purpose ; e.g., the Confederate States of America
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confederation
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Benjamin Franklin proposed the formation of an annual congress of delegates, one each from all colonies, having powers to raise military and naval forces, make war & peace w/ Native Americans regulate trade w/ them, tax & collect customs duties
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Albany Plan of Union
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a representative chosen by a political party
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delegate
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a refusal to buy / sell certain products or services ( i.e., Indians stopped buying English Tea)
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boycott
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to withdraw or cancel a law
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repeal
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government can exist only with consent of the governed
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Popular Sovereignty
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the plan of government established by the Continental Congress after the Revolution; established " a firm league of friendship" among States but allowed few important powers to Central Government
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Articles of Confederation
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formal approval, final consent to the effectiveness of a constitution, constitutional amendment, or treaty
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ratification
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group of delegates who drafted the U.S.Constitution at the Philadelphia Convention in 1787
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Framers ( of the Constitution)
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Plan presented at Constitutional Convention by Virginia delegates calling for a three-branch government with a bicameral legislature in which each state's membership would be determined by population or its finacial support for the central government
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Virginia Plan
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plan presented at the Constitutional Convention as an alternative to the Virginia Plan which called for a unicameral legislature in which each state would be equally represented (i.e.. 2 per state)
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New Jersey Plan
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agreement during the Constitutional Convention that Congress should be composed of a Senate, in which states would share equally & a House , in which representative would be based on a state's population
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Connectticut Compromise
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an agreement at the Constitutional Convention to count a slave as three-fifths of a person when determining the population of a a state
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Three-fifths Compromise
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an agreement during the
Convention protecting slave holders, denieying Congress the power to tax import of goods from any state; & for 20 years, the power to act on the slave trade |
Commerce &Slave Trade Compromise
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those persons who supported the ratification of the Constitution in1787-88
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Federalists
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Framers of the constitution who wanted a strong central government ( ex. George Washington & James Madison)
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Federalists
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Framers of the Constitution who wanted a Bill of Rights for the common man and strong state governments with a weaker Central government w/o powers to tax or wage war
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Anti-Federalists
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the least number of officers needed to be present for a legislative body to pass laws
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Quorum
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